Šarafín Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Slovakia
Highest density in:
Slovakia

Šarafín Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šarafín Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Slovakia161:333,52846,365
Czechia71:1,519,06797,842

The alternate forms: Šarafin (1) & Sarafin (999) are calculated separately.

Šarafín Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šarafín is borne by more people in Slovakia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms: Šarafin or Sarafin. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Šarafín? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,116,508th most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname Šarafín is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šarafín reside; 100 percent reside in Eastern Europe and 100 percent reside in West Slavic Europe.

The last name Šarafín is most widespread in Slovakia, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 333,528. In Slovakia Šarafín is mostly found in: Žilina Region, where 94 percent are found and Prešov Region, where 6 percent are found. Outside of Slovakia Šarafín is found in one country. It is also common in Czechia, where 30 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šarafin951/
Sarafin90999/
Šarafínová8228/
Sarafyn71217/
Zarafin71141/
Sarafen7111/
Šarafinová713/
Zarafen711/
Sharafin677,967/
Sarafina67533/
Szarafin67496/
Sarafeen6763/
Sarrafin6721/
Sarafend6718/
Sharafyn6713/
Sarafien678/
Sarafyna677/
Sarafuin673/
Sarafing672/
Sharafne671/
Szerafín671/
Charafne671/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Šarafín
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