Sharif Forename
2,718th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 381,337 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Bangladesh
Highest density in:
Tajikistan
Sharif Forename User-submission:
It is a masculine Arabic forename, which means 'noble' or 'honorable'.
Sharif Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bangladesh | 94% | 113,458 | 1:1,405 | 180 |
| India | 100% | 87,708 | 1:13,851 | 1,917 |
| Pakistan | 73% | 29,997 | 1:6,479 | 842 |
| Afghanistan | 83% | 18,664 | 1:1,748 | 321 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 17,898 | 1:468 | 87 |
| Sudan | 100% | 16,262 | 1:2,325 | 433 |
| Egypt | 100% | 12,232 | 1:7,513 | 775 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 11,742 | 1:2,622 | 537 |
| Iran | 100% | 11,479 | 1:6,838 | 655 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 11,074 | 1:2,782 | 463 |
| Uganda | 98% | 9,306 | 1:4,401 | 532 |
| Somalia | - | 8,417 | 1:1,607 | 265 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 5,404 | 1:32,858 | 2,801 |
| Tanzania | 98% | 4,991 | 1:10,577 | 1,363 |
| Malaysia | 93% | 4,840 | 1:6,291 | 722 |
| United States | 95% | 2,675 | 1:135,528 | 5,500 |
| Libya | - | 2,020 | 1:3,080 | 527 |
| Israel | 100% | 1,593 | 1:5,275 | 872 |
| Kenya | - | 1,393 | 1:33,243 | 2,688 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 1,156 | 1:84,395 | 6,393 |
| Oman | 82% | 1,130 | 1:3,636 | 511 |
| Russia | 100% | 995 | 1:144,958 | 2,432 |
| Malawi | 100% | 952 | 1:17,975 | 1,665 |
| England | 91% | 884 | 1:62,899 | 2,752 |
| Philippines | 96% | 643 | 1:164,867 | 7,797 |
| Ghana | 100% | 562 | 1:48,018 | 2,599 |
| Qatar | 100% | 511 | 1:4,637 | 741 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 99% | 272 | 1:21,961 | 2,667 |
| Kuwait | - | 266 | 1:14,230 | 1,622 |
| Canada | 100% | 246 | 1:134,689 | 6,062 |
| Indonesia | 100% | 246 | 1:1,048,633 | 64,169 |
| Thailand | 100% | 235 | 1:298,152 | 16,901 |
| Jordan | 100% | 183 | 1:48,234 | 1,528 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 169 | 1:100,012 | 5,177 |
| Morocco | - | 164 | 1:209,443 | 5,367 |
| Bahrain | - | 133 | 1:10,140 | 1,551 |
| South Africa | 100% | 127 | 1:429,391 | 21,562 |
| Sweden | 99% | 125 | 1:78,863 | 3,632 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 93 | 1:190,826 | 4,363 |
| DR Congo | 83% | 82 | 1:900,337 | 27,216 |
| Germany | 100% | 73 | 1:1,324,354 | 9,189 |
| Australia | - | 46 | 1:296,905 | 6,027 |
| Brazil | 100% | 46 | 1:4,657,308 | 74,565 |
| Norway | 100% | 44 | 1:116,644 | 3,576 |
| Romania | 100% | 40 | 1:501,299 | 14,006 |
| Syria | - | 37 | 1:521,786 | 2,854 |
| Azerbaijan | 90% | 36 | 1:267,860 | 7,437 |
| New Zealand | - | 33 | 1:137,456 | 5,350 |
| Spain | 100% | 32 | 1:1,454,061 | 10,156 |
| Greece | 100% | 29 | 1:377,053 | 5,762 |
| Maldives | 100% | 29 | 1:14,962 | 713 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Denmark | - | 27 | 1:209,241 | 4,567 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 26 | 1:275,077 | 16,312 |
| Belgium | 100% | 25 | 1:459,602 | 7,725 |
| Dominican Republic | - | 25 | 1:417,251 | 13,014 |
| Venezuela | 100% | 25 | 1:1,208,076 | 24,638 |
| Iraq | - | 24 | 1:1,459,077 | 10,051 |
| Mexico | 100% | 22 | 1:5,642,928 | 21,540 |
| Wales | 56% | 21 | 1:147,348 | 3,021 |
| Finland | 91% | 20 | 1:274,159 | 4,096 |
| Armenia | 100% | 18 | 1:162,153 | 3,260 |
| France | 100% | 17 | 1:3,910,020 | 17,575 |
| Scotland | 84% | 17 | 1:314,727 | 4,715 |
| Panama | 100% | 16 | 1:244,160 | 8,726 |
| Austria | 100% | 15 | 1:567,613 | 5,057 |
| Italy | 100% | 15 | 1:4,070,806 | 21,403 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 100% | 15 | 1:90,761 | 6,535 |
| Chile | 100% | 14 | 1:1,257,658 | 10,399 |
| Ireland | 100% | 13 | 1:357,194 | 5,120 |
| Bulgaria | 100% | 11 | 1:635,490 | 8,785 |
| Belarus | 100% | 10 | 1:948,238 | 5,152 |
| Singapore | 100% | 8 | 1:785,882 | 13,409 |
| Guyana | - | 7 | 1:109,037 | 8,020 |
| Japan | - | 7 | 1:18,283,722 | 43,935 |
| Lebanon | 100% | 7 | 1:803,939 | 7,854 |
| Mauritius | - | 7 | 1:185,398 | 4,003 |
| China | - | 6 | 1:227,675,964 | 74,319 |
| Algeria | - | 4 | 1:9,544,180 | 14,095 |
| Benin | - | 4 | 1:2,643,961 | 45,199 |
| Ecuador | - | 4 | 1:4,431,730 | 16,276 |
| Guinea | - | 4 | 1:2,964,662 | 5,204 |
| Iceland | - | 4 | 1:91,504 | 3,703 |
| Peru | 75% | 4 | 1:7,947,864 | 48,688 |
| Poland | 100% | 4 | 1:9,506,778 | 5,827 |
| Rwanda | - | 4 | 1:2,842,858 | 2,668 |
| Somaliland | - | 4 | 1:875,444 | 1,234 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 4 | 1:2,887,755 | 1,822 |
| Suriname | - | 4 | 1:138,203 | 2,927 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 4 | 1:2,053,374 | 18,217 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 4 | 1:5,942,420 | 87,370 |
| Togo | - | 4 | 1:1,809,810 | 5,654 |
| Tunisia | - | 4 | 1:169,226 | 7,289 |
| Yemen | - | 4 | 1:6,574,188 | 5,851 |
| Cameroon | - | 3 | 1:7,203,501 | 73,722 |
| Costa Rica | 100% | 3 | 1:1,589,316 | 14,648 |
| Cyprus | - | 3 | 1:290,359 | 3,456 |
| Hong Kong | - | 3 | 1:2,584,242 | 11,307 |
| Senegal | 100% | 3 | 1:4,860,452 | 20,187 |
| United States Virgin Islands | - | 3 | 1:36,582 | 3,060 |
| Zimbabwe | 100% | 3 | 1:5,141,272 | 76,754 |
| Argentina | 100% | 2 | 1:21,386,622 | 29,627 |
| Belize | 100% | 2 | 1:177,154 | 5,935 |
| Hungary | 100% | 2 | 1:4,895,886 | 4,852 |
| Jamaica | - | 2 | 1:1,441,614 | 15,741 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 2 | 1:1,019,998 | 36,117 |
| Turkey | - | 2 | 1:38,900,854 | 64,839 |
| Northern Ireland | - | 1 | 1:1,843,146 | 3,737 |
| Bahamas | - | 1 | 1:399,370 | 4,606 |
| Barbados | - | 1 | 1:289,789 | 3,893 |
| Brunei | - | 1 | 1:419,570 | 3,266 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 1 | 1:18,379,469 | 100,219 |
| Colombia | 88% | 1 | 1:47,778,926 | 95,497 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Curaçao | - | 1 | 1:155,803 | 1,239 |
| Gambia | - | 1 | 1:1,926,596 | 1,391 |
| Georgia | 100% | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Isle of Man | - | 1 | 1:85,023 | 723 |
| Latvia | - | 1 | 1:2,015,645 | 6,531 |
| Lithuania | - | 1 | 1:2,951,882 | 5,377 |
| Monaco | - | 1 | 1:38,466 | 2,379 |
| New Caledonia | - | 1 | 1:270,164 | 3,221 |
| Niger | 100% | 1 | 1:19,183,994 | 77,442 |
| Palestine | 100% | 1 | 1:4,550,058 | 5,739 |
| Puerto Rico | - | 1 | 1:3,550,301 | 10,040 |
| Saint Lucia | 100% | 1 | 1:177,815 | 8,104 |
| Swaziland | - | 1 | 1:1,300,177 | 3,374 |
| Transnistria | - | 1 | 1:475,638 | 2,115 |
| Turkmenistan | 100% | 1 | 1:5,472,870 | 3,925 |
Sharif (1,007,485) may also be a surname.
Sharif Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a masculine Arabic forename, which means 'noble' or 'honorable'.
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Sharif Demographics
Sharif Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 312 (2014)
United States
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Phonetically Similar Names
Sharif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharif in the Russian language | ||
| Шариф | sarif | - |
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