Shraff Surname

1,746,159th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 110 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
India

Shraff Surname User-submission:

Shroff is an anglicized form of the word, saraf, which means 'money lender' in Urdu and Hindi. Saraf was a surname taken by members of the money-lender community in certain states in India (primarily Gujarat), and as certain members of this community began working closely with the British during colonisation in India, the surname was anglicised to make it easier to pronounce.

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Shraff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India1051:7,305,385159,213
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States161:3,138,668142,671

Shraff Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Shroff is an anglicized form of the word, saraf, which means 'money lender' in Urdu and Hindi. Saraf was a surname taken by members of the money-lender community in certain states in India (primarily Gujarat), and as certain members of this community began working closely with the British during colonisation in India, the surname was anglicised to make it easier to pronounce.

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Shraff Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Shraff Come From? nationality or country of origin

Shraff is more frequently found in India than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shraff? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,746,159th most common surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 66,250,417 people. The surname Shraff is mostly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Shraff are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia.

This last name is most commonly held in India, where it is carried by 105 people, or 1 in 7,305,385. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 41 percent reside, West Bengal, where 39 percent reside and Delhi, where 6 percent reside. Not including India this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 2 percent reside.

Shraff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shraff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Shraff last name contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

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