Sarafian

Sarafian or Sarafyan (Սարաֆեան) is an Armenian surname. It is patronymic from Arabic saraf, ‘money changer’, ‘banker’. Notable people with the surname include:


 * Ara Sarafian, British historian
 * Asatour Sarafian, known as Oscar H. Banker (1895–1979), Ottoman Empire-born Armenian-American inventor
 * Barbara Sarafian (born 1968), Belgian actress
 * Bruce Sarafian (born 1966), American juggler
 * Daniel Sarafian (born 1982), Brazilian-Armenian martial artist
 * Deran Sarafian (born 1961), American actor, film and television director
 * Katherine Sarafian (born 1970), American film producer at Pixar Animation Studios
 * Nigoghos Sarafian (1905–1973), Armenian writer
 * Richard C. Sarafian (1930–2013), American actor, film and television director
 * Sue Sarafian Jehl (1917–1997), American military personnel, one of the three personal secretaries to General Dwight Eisenhower during World War II
 * Tedi Sarafian, American screenwriter
 * Angela Sarafyan, Armenian-American actress