Sherif Forename
1,769th
Most Common
name in the World
Approximately 564,091 people bear this name
Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt
Sherif Forename User-submission:
It is a masculine Arabic forename, which means 'noble' or 'honorable'.
Sherif Forename Distribution
| Place | Gender | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 100% | 363,452 | 1:253 | 34 |
| Ethiopia | 100% | 39,763 | 1:2,454 | 427 |
| Syria | - | 34,968 | 1:552 | 92 |
| Yemen | - | 33,052 | 1:796 | 138 |
| Nigeria | 100% | 15,395 | 1:11,534 | 1,439 |
| Kuwait | - | 14,561 | 1:260 | 30 |
| Jordan | 53% | 8,682 | 1:1,017 | 248 |
| United Arab Emirates | - | 7,886 | 1:907 | 95 |
| Libya | - | 6,610 | 1:941 | 179 |
| Sudan | 100% | 5,553 | 1:6,808 | 990 |
| Palestine | 88% | 4,958 | 1:918 | 229 |
| Oman | 98% | 4,341 | 1:946 | 141 |
| Iraq | 75% | 2,907 | 1:12,046 | 901 |
| Lebanon | 59% | 2,817 | 1:1,998 | 398 |
| United States | 100% | 2,241 | 1:161,775 | 6,200 |
| Ghana | 100% | 2,191 | 1:12,317 | 1,115 |
| Bahrain | - | 2,161 | 1:624 | 95 |
| Kosovo | - | 1,872 | 1:994 | 226 |
| Albania | 100% | 1,598 | 1:1,906 | 411 |
| Canada | 100% | 905 | 1:36,611 | 2,725 |
| Saudi Arabia | - | 874 | 1:35,255 | 4,434 |
| Bulgaria | 97% | 766 | 1:9,126 | 949 |
| India | 96% | 763 | 1:1,592,238 | 89,637 |
| Malawi | 100% | 719 | 1:23,800 | 2,039 |
| Bangladesh | - | 642 | 1:248,382 | 11,817 |
| England | 98% | 579 | 1:96,033 | 3,708 |
| Morocco | 100% | 573 | 1:59,945 | 2,327 |
| DR Congo | 100% | 472 | 1:156,414 | 7,340 |
| Poland | 100% | 283 | 1:134,371 | 2,707 |
| Russia | 99% | 221 | 1:652,641 | 6,512 |
| Germany | 100% | 195 | 1:495,784 | 5,261 |
| France | 100% | 138 | 1:481,669 | 5,289 |
| Pakistan | 99% | 120 | 1:1,619,647 | 23,813 |
| Sweden | 98% | 119 | 1:82,840 | 3,751 |
| Switzerland | 100% | 118 | 1:69,606 | 2,607 |
| Australia | - | 115 | 1:118,762 | 3,964 |
| Netherlands | 100% | 100 | 1:169,021 | 6,886 |
| Indonesia | - | 99 | 1:2,605,694 | 124,548 |
| Tajikistan | 100% | 95 | 1:88,157 | 2,897 |
| Greece | 100% | 85 | 1:128,642 | 3,158 |
| Cameroon | 100% | 80 | 1:270,131 | 10,485 |
| Thailand | 100% | 68 | 1:1,030,380 | 37,113 |
| Qatar | 100% | 61 | 1:38,846 | 5,076 |
| Tunisia | 100% | 57 | 1:11,875 | 1,107 |
| Liberia | 80% | 48 | 1:91,918 | 4,069 |
| Italy | 100% | 42 | 1:1,453,859 | 11,279 |
| Senegal | 90% | 41 | 1:355,643 | 5,457 |
| Gambia | - | 36 | 1:53,517 | 339 |
| Slovenia | 100% | 36 | 1:68,299 | 2,406 |
| Denmark | - | 35 | 1:161,414 | 3,904 |
| Austria | 100% | 33 | 1:258,006 | 3,367 |
| Ivory Coast | 75% | 29 | 1:795,722 | 25,342 |
| Belgium | 100% | 28 | 1:410,359 | 7,204 |
| New Zealand | - | 28 | 1:162,002 | 5,752 |
| Portugal | - | 28 | 1:371,817 | 6,212 |
| Benin | 100% | 26 | 1:406,763 | 14,639 |
| Malaysia | 100% | 26 | 1:1,171,152 | 39,513 |
| Brazil | 100% | 24 | 1:8,926,506 | 114,727 |
| Uganda | 100% | 22 | 1:1,861,678 | 25,181 |
| Ireland | 100% | 21 | 1:221,120 | 3,947 |
| Azerbaijan | 100% | 20 | 1:482,147 | 10,073 |
| Kazakhstan | 100% | 20 | 1:887,342 | 10,070 |
| Norway | 100% | 19 | 1:270,123 | 6,107 |
| Finland | 53% | 18 | 1:304,621 | 4,354 |
| Philippines | 95% | 18 | 1:5,889,415 | 97,289 |
| Burkina Faso | 100% | 16 | 1:1,148,717 | 30,311 |
| South Africa | 100% | 16 | 1:3,408,291 | 83,416 |
| Scotland | 91% | 15 | 1:356,691 | 5,068 |
| Kenya | - | 14 | 1:3,307,651 | 22,394 |
| North Macedonia | - | 11 | 1:190,069 | 6,275 |
| Serbia | 100% | 9 | 1:793,969 | 5,658 |
| Sri Lanka | - | 9 | 1:2,311,010 | 7,931 |
| Togo | - | 9 | 1:804,360 | 4,738 |
| Wales | 100% | 9 | 1:343,812 | 5,087 |
| China | - | 8 | 1:170,756,973 | 72,230 |
| Czechia | 100% | 6 | 1:1,776,027 | 4,577 |
| Iceland | - | 6 | 1:61,003 | 3,164 |
| Spain | - | 6 | 1:7,754,994 | 17,266 |
| Croatia | 100% | 5 | 1:843,415 | 7,845 |
| Mexico | 100% | 5 | 1:24,828,885 | 53,479 |
| Niger | 100% | 5 | 1:3,836,799 | 37,767 |
| Argentina | 100% | 4 | 1:10,693,311 | 19,797 |
| Central African Republic | - | 4 | 1:1,128,848 | 698 |
| East Timor | - | 4 | 1:304,594 | 432 |
| Japan | - | 4 | 1:31,996,514 | 55,536 |
| Singapore | - | 4 | 1:1,571,764 | 18,508 |
| Turkey | - | 4 | 1:19,450,427 | 45,600 |
| Uzbekistan | 100% | 4 | 1:7,696,610 | 11,277 |
| Zambia | - | 4 | 1:3,963,698 | 31,018 |
| Cyprus | - | 3 | 1:290,359 | 3,456 |
| Taiwan | 100% | 3 | 1:7,923,227 | 99,341 |
| Tanzania | - | 3 | 1:17,596,106 | 69,562 |
| Ukraine | - | 3 | 1:15,166,636 | 17,541 |
| Afghanistan | - | 2 | 1:16,311,758 | 48,279 |
| Guinea | - | 2 | 1:5,929,324 | 6,648 |
| Guyana | - | 2 | 1:381,631 | 18,312 |
| Hong Kong | - | 2 | 1:3,876,362 | 13,851 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 100% | 2 | 1:2,986,638 | 34,954 |
| Peru | 100% | 2 | 1:15,895,727 | 74,652 |
| Romania | - | 2 | 1:10,025,988 | 47,037 |
| South Korea | - | 2 | 1:2,772,210 | 27,911 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | - | 2 | 1:680,710 | 23,658 |
| Algeria | - | 1 | 1:38,176,720 | 32,669 |
| Armenia | - | 1 | 1:2,918,753 | 14,910 |
| Belarus | 100% | 1 | 1:9,482,384 | 20,892 |
| Chile | 100% | 1 | 1:17,607,208 | 48,996 |
| Congo | - | 1 | 1:5,009,205 | 37,978 |
| Costa Rica | - | 1 | 1:4,767,948 | 27,206 |
| El Salvador | - | 1 | 1:6,341,786 | 16,428 |
| Eritrea | 100% | 1 | 1:4,752,977 | 997 |
| Estonia | 100% | 1 | 1:1,315,380 | 8,883 |
| Georgia | - | 1 | 1:3,738,466 | 29,095 |
| Hungary | 100% | 1 | 1:9,791,771 | 6,528 |
| Iran | - | 1 | 1:78,496,868 | 65,150 |
| Israel | 100% | 1 | 1:8,402,918 | 45,019 |
| Jamaica | - | 1 | 1:2,883,227 | 22,340 |
| Lesotho | 100% | 1 | 1:2,039,997 | 47,971 |
| Luxembourg | 100% | 1 | 1:564,049 | 5,042 |
| Maldives | - | 1 | 1:433,903 | 5,827 |
| Mali | 100% | 1 | 1:16,977,755 | 8,714 |
| Malta | - | 1 | 1:429,360 | 3,141 |
| Mauritania | 100% | 1 | 1:4,095,239 | 27,701 |
| Mauritius | - | 1 | 1:1,297,784 | 13,721 |
| Nicaragua | - | 1 | 1:6,018,336 | 34,175 |
| Northern Cyprus | - | 1 | 1:318,133 | 3,044 |
| Papua New Guinea | 100% | 1 | 1:8,152,314 | 202,620 |
| Sierra Leone | - | 1 | 1:7,088,663 | 1,497 |
| Slovakia | - | 1 | 1:5,310,063 | 9,949 |
| South Sudan | 100% | 1 | 1:11,551,019 | 3,224 |
The alternate forms: Shérif (597) & Shèrif (1) are calculated separately.
Sherif (317,300) may also be a surname.
Sherif Forename Meaning
User-submitted Reference
It is a masculine Arabic forename, which means 'noble' or 'honorable'.
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Sherif Demographics
Sherif Political Affiliation
in United States
Sample size: 281 (2014)
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Sherif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherif in the Russian language | ||
| Шериф | serif | - |
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