Al Sharaf Surname
Approximately 5,526 people bear this surname
Al Sharaf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 2,834 | 1:9,324 | 1,187 |
| Kuwait | 1,340 | 1:2,836 | 365 |
| Bahrain | 500 | 1:2,697 | 427 |
| Jordan | 414 | 1:21,359 | 3,082 |
| Syria | 370 | 1:52,165 | 2,667 |
| United Arab Emirates | 30 | 1:305,409 | 20,323 |
| Tunisia | 23 | 1:26,549 | 4,038 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Palestine | 1 | 1:4,548,849 | 18,388 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Al Sharaf Demographics
Al Sharaf Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Religious Adherence
in Lebanon
Al Sharaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Sharaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Sharaf is found most frequently in Yemen. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Al Sharaf click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sharaf? popularity and diffusion
The surname Al Sharaf is the 87,110th most widespread family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,318,774 people. This last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Sharaf live; 99 percent live in West Asia and 85 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The surname is most prevalent in Yemen, where it is carried by 2,834 people, or 1 in 9,324. In Yemen Al Sharaf is most numerous in: Hajjah Governorate, where 31 percent reside, Al Mahwit Governorate, where 23 percent reside and Ma'rib Governorate, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Yemen Al Sharaf exists in 16 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 24 percent reside and Bahrain, where 9 percent reside.
Al Sharaf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is chiefly Shiite (50%) in Lebanon.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Saraf | 94 | 23 | / |
| Al-Sharaf | 89 | 308 | / |
| Al Sarraf | 89 | 268 | / |
| Al Sharab | 89 | 2 | / |
| Al Sharouf | 84 | 961 | / |
| Al Shareif | 84 | 129 | / |
| Al Sarraaf | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Sayrafe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al-Saraf | 82 | 73 | / |
| Al Sarab | 82 | 15 | / |
| Al Saraw | 82 | 3 | / |
| Al-Sarraf | 78 | 400 | / |
| Al-Sharab | 78 | 95 | / |
| Al-Saraaf | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Sarajb | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shareif | 74 | 362 | / |
| Al-Shereaf | 74 | 4 | / |
| Al-Sharrab | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sarab | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Seraf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al Shahroub | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al Zaraab | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zarab | 59 | 3 | / |
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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
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- 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 Sharaf
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