Al-Sharef Surname
Approximately 527 people bear this surname
Al-Sharef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Jordan | 3 | 1:2,947,479 | 21,051 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
Al-Sharef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al-Sharef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al-Sharef occurs most in Saudi Arabia. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Al-Sharef click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al-Sharef? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 591,720th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 13,828,360 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 99 percent of Al-Sharef live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most commonly held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 59,682. Besides Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 1 percent reside and Jordan, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Shareef | 95 | 6,935 | / |
| Al-Sharief | 95 | 905 | / |
| Al-Shareif | 95 | 362 | / |
| Al-Shareefe | 90 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sharif | 89 | 8,583 | / |
| Al Sharef | 89 | 408 | / |
| Al-Sharyf | 89 | 3 | / |
| Al-Sheref | 89 | 1 | / |
| Al Shareef | 84 | 3,540 | / |
| Al Sharief | 84 | 669 | / |
| Al Shareif | 84 | 129 | / |
| Al-Shariff | 84 | 11 | / |
| Al-Sherief | 84 | 5 | / |
| Al-Shereef | 84 | 4 | / |
| Al-Shereaf | 84 | 4 | / |
| Al Sharefe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al-Seref | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Sharif | 78 | 7,152 | / |
| Al-Zareef | 78 | 1,530 | / |
| Al-Sherif | 78 | 853 | / |
| Al-Charif | 78 | 8 | / |
| Al Sheref | 78 | 4 | / |
| Al-Sheryf | 78 | 4 | / |
| Al Sherief | 74 | 245 | / |
| Al Shariff | 74 | 3 | / |
| Al Shereef | 74 | 3 | / |
| Al Shorief | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sherrif | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Sarif | 71 | 7 | / |
| Al-Zarif | 71 | 5 | / |
| Al-Šaríf | 71 | 4 | / |
| Al Zaref | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Shariffe | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al Sherif | 67 | 1,354 | / |
| Al Zareef | 67 | 142 | / |
| Al Charif | 67 | 26 | / |
| Al Shorif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al Shaharib | 60 | 1 | / |
| Al Sarib | 59 | 648 | / |
| Al Zarif | 59 | 14 | / |
| Al Serif | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al Sarajb | 56 | 1 | / |
| Al Zareeb | 56 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Al-Sharef
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