Shareef Forename
Approximately 73,809 people bear this name
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The name Shareef has Arabic origins and is widely used in Islamic cultures, meaning 'noble' or 'one of high honour'. It comes from the Arabic root ش-ر-ف (sh-r-f), which means 'noble' or 'honourable'. Variants of the name include alternate spellings such as Sharif or Sherif, influenced by regional pronunciation differences.
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| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 82% | 32,224 | 1:6,031 | 803 |
| India | 99% | 27,292 | 1:44,514 | 6,067 |
| Sudan | 100% | 6,148 | 1:6,149 | 934 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 3,905 | 1:7,891 | 1,174 |
| Malawi | 100% | 867 | 1:19,737 | 1,782 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 767 | 1:9,325 | 1,041 |
| Egypt | 100% | 629 | 1:146,106 | 5,938 |
| United States | 100% | 576 | 1:629,404 | 15,378 |
| Qatar | 100% | 383 | 1:6,187 | 995 |
| Maldives | 78% | 209 | 1:2,076 | 119 |
| Nigeria | 72% | 162 | 1:1,096,076 | 26,609 |
| South Africa | 98% | 137 | 1:398,049 | 20,509 |
| Kuwait | - | 114 | 1:33,204 | 3,097 |
| Thailand | 100% | 98 | 1:714,957 | 29,947 |
| England | 100% | 63 | 1:882,586 | 15,371 |
| Canada | 100% | 32 | 1:1,035,418 | 20,413 |
| Malaysia | 91% | 25 | 1:1,217,998 | 40,661 |
| Iraq | - | 19 | 1:1,843,045 | 11,423 |
| New Zealand | - | 17 | 1:266,826 | 8,395 |
| Jordan | 100% | 14 | 1:630,484 | 4,306 |
| Oman | - | 13 | 1:316,051 | 4,191 |
| Syria | - | 11 | 1:1,755,098 | 3,737 |
| Philippines | 78% | 11 | 1:9,637,225 | 138,004 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 10 | 1:136,142 | 8,486 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 9 | 1:1,878,009 | 24,529 |
| Sweden | 100% | 7 | 1:1,408,272 | 24,832 |
| Afghanistan | - | 6 | 1:5,437,253 | 29,511 |
| Australia | - | 5 | 1:2,731,524 | 22,009 |
| Lebanon | - | 4 | 1:1,406,893 | 10,167 |
| Bahrain | - | 4 | 1:337,168 | 4,986 |
| Uganda | 100% | 4 | 1:10,239,230 | 65,177 |
| Russia | - | 4 | 1:36,058,426 | 83,389 |
| Norway | - | 3 | 1:1,710,776 | 19,445 |
| Germany | 100% | 3 | 1:32,225,959 | 64,270 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 2 | 1:7,711,908 | 84,647 |
| Yemen | - | 2 | 1:13,148,376 | 10,677 |
| Mauritius | - | 2 | 1:648,892 | 8,630 |
| Israel | - | 2 | 1:4,201,459 | 30,777 |
| Tanzania | - | 1 | 1:52,788,319 | 85,066 |
| Namibia | - | 1 | 1:2,404,179 | 16,970 |
| Uzbekistan | - | 1 | 1:30,786,440 | 17,476 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Poland | - | 1 | 1:38,027,112 | 9,241 |
| Italy | - | 1 | 1:61,062,090 | 83,289 |
| Tunisia | - | 1 | 1:676,902 | 12,933 |
| Bangladesh | - | 1 | 1:159,461,366 | 36,167 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Finland | - | 1 | 1:5,483,183 | 25,487 |
| Switzerland | - | 1 | 1:8,213,496 | 36,387 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Romania | - | 1 | 1:20,051,976 | 55,376 |
| Ghana | - | 1 | 1:26,986,216 | 13,521 |
| Iceland | - | 1 | 1:366,017 | 7,938 |
| Somalia | - | 1 | 1:13,525,867 | 7,760 |
| Singapore | 100% | 1 | 1:6,287,054 | 39,645 |
Shareef (337,333) may also be a surname.
Shareef Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The name Shareef has Arabic origins and is widely used in Islamic cultures, meaning 'noble' or 'one of high honour'. It comes from the Arabic root ش-ر-ف (sh-r-f), which means 'noble' or 'honourable'. Variants of the name include alternate spellings such as Sharif or Sherif, influenced by regional pronunciation differences.
- syedhumaid109It is a masculine Arabic forename, which means 'noble' or 'honorable'.
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Shareef Demographics
Average Shareef Salary in
United States
$38,887 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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