Meaning of the nameSerafin

Male
Latin origin
Se-ra-fin

Serafin is a male name spelled like Serafim but with -n at the end; Serafim is, according to Behind the Name, a form of the Latin name Seraphinus.

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 797 people named Serafin, the 9,702nd most common name in Brazil. Their median age is 66, and the largest group was born in the 1950s. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.

Meaning

The meaning of Serafin is not known for certain. The sources consulted give no settled meaning for it, so we give none; below are the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

People (2022): 797
Rank in Brazil: #9,702
Median age: 66 years
2010 Census: 1,313; people

Serafin in the 2022 Census

People with the first name Serafin, by the decade they were born. In the chart, 70 = the 1970s and 20+ = 2020 to 2022. The largest group was born in the 1950s (188 people).

0 women 793 men

Source: IBGE, 2022 Demographic Census, Nomes no Brasil. The census counts the first name of people alive in 2022; small counts are not published, and the first group covers everyone born before 1940. How to read these data.

Where the name Serafin is most common

States with the highest share of people named Serafin in the population, in the 2022 Census.

Minas Gerais 0.001%
São Paulo 0.000%

All states

State	People	% of population
São Paulo	164	0.000%
Minas Gerais	135	0.001%
Rio Grande do Sul	87	0.001%
Paraná	64	0.001%
Rio de Janeiro	45	0.000%
Santa Catarina	35	0.001%
Pernambuco	30	0.000%
Bahia	24	0.000%
Pará	24	0.000%
Mato Grosso do Sul	22	0.001%
Goiás	21	0.000%
Espírito Santo	20	0.001%
Rondônia	20	0.001%
Ceará	19	0.000%
Mato Grosso	19	0.001%
Maranhão	15	0.000%

States with fewer than 15 people with the name are not shown: IBGE does not publish those counts.

About the name Serafin

Serafin has the spelling of Serafim, with -n in place of the final -m. According to Behind the Name, Serafim is the form of Seraphinus used in Portuguese, Greek, Russian and other languages, and Seraphina, the feminine form of Seraphinus, comes from the biblical seraphim ('the fiery ones'). The origin of the spelling with -n is uncertain. The name is almost always male. In the 2022 Census, IBGE recorded 797 people named Serafin, with a median age of 66. Proportionally, it is most common in Minas Gerais.

Sources

Behind the Name: Serafim · behindthename.com · origin
Behind the Name: Seraphina · behindthename.com · origin
Wiktionary: Serafim · en.wiktionary.org · spelling

Questions about the name Serafin

What does the name Serafin mean?

The meaning of Serafin is not known for certain: the sources consulted give no settled meaning for it. So we give none; the page shows the origin of the spelling and the official figures.

How many people are named Serafin in Brazil?

IBGE's 2022 Census recorded 797 people with the first name Serafin, which ranks it number 9,702 among the country's names. The largest group was born in the 1950s.

Is Serafin a boy's or a girl's name?

Serafin is a male name: in the 2022 Census, 0 women and 793 men had this name (IBGE does not publish very small counts).

What is the origin of the name Serafin?

Serafin is a name of Latin origin. The sources are listed at the end of the page.

In which Brazilian state is Serafin most common?

Proportionally, in Minas Gerais: 0.001% of the state's population is named Serafin (135 people), according to the 2022 Census.

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