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    The surname Sarafian

    A surname, carried by 410 people in the United States.

    4 syllables Soundex S615

    Sarafian: #50,851 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer#10,001Dubon Sarafian #50,851, 410 people Sarafian: #50,851 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#100Jimenez Sarafian #50,851, 410 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Sarafian is more common than 68.7% of them.

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 410 people named Sarafian in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 753,038 Americans. That is up 1.7% since 2000, when the Census counted 403.

    #50,851
    rank among US surnames
    410
    people in 2010
    0.1
    per 100,000 Americans
    +1.7%
    change since 2000 (was #49,057)

    Who is named Sarafian

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    94% of people named Sarafian identified as white (not Hispanic), 3.7% as two or more races and 2.2% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 94%
    • Two or more races 3.7%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 2.2%
    The Census suppresses very small shares to protect privacy; Black, Asian & Pacific Islander are not shown.

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Famous Sarafians

    4 notable people on Wikidata, most written-about first

    • Richard C. Sarafian
      American film director (1930-2013)
    • Barbara Sarafian
      Belgian actress (born 1968)
    • Nigoghos Sarafian
      Armenian writer and poet, 1902–1972
    • Angela Sarafyan
      Armenian-American actress, born 1983

    Notable Sarafians come mostly from the United States (2), Belgium (1) and France (1).

    Spellings and sound-alikes

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    Surnames that sound like Sarafian

    Sarafian has the Soundex code S615, the code US census indexes have used since the 1930s. Every surname with code S615.

    Questions

    How common is the surname Sarafian?
    410 people in the United States had the surname Sarafian in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 753,038 Americans. It ranked 50,851st of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Sarafian?
    In the 2010 Census, 94% of people named Sarafian identified as white (not Hispanic), and 3.7% as two or more races.
    Who is the most famous person named Sarafian?
    Richard C. Sarafian, American film director (1930-2013), followed by Barbara Sarafian.
    Where is the surname Sarafian most common?
    Wikidata records people named Sarafian in the United States, Belgium and France.
    Is the surname Sarafian getting more or less common?
    More common. 403 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 410 in 2010, up 1.7%.