Al Shareef Surname
Approximately 3,540 people bear this surname
Al Shareef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 3,379 | 1:9,132 | 1,280 |
| Kuwait | 58 | 1:65,529 | 7,566 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| United Arab Emirates | 14 | 1:654,448 | 24,061 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Jordan | 12 | 1:736,870 | 14,651 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Lebanon | 3 | 1:1,879,028 | 22,073 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Al Shareef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Shareef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Al Shareef is more frequently found in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Al Shareef click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Shareef? popularity and diffusion
It is the 128,102nd most common surname on earth, held by around 1 in 2,058,629 people. Al Shareef is predominantly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Al Shareef live; 98 percent live in West Asia and 98 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.
The last name Al Shareef is most common in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 3,379 people, or 1 in 9,132. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia this surname occurs in 18 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 2 percent live and Sudan, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sharef | 95 | 408 | / |
| Al-Shareef | 90 | 6,935 | / |
| Al Sharief | 90 | 669 | / |
| Al Shareif | 90 | 129 | / |
| Al Shireef | 90 | 4 | / |
| Al Shereef | 90 | 3 | / |
| Al Sharefe | 90 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shareefe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Al Sharif | 84 | 7,152 | / |
| Al-Sharef | 84 | 527 | / |
| Al Zareef | 84 | 142 | / |
| Al Sheref | 84 | 4 | / |
| Al Sharouf | 80 | 961 | / |
| Al-Sharief | 80 | 905 | / |
| Al-Shareif | 80 | 362 | / |
| Al Sherief | 80 | 245 | / |
| Al-Shereef | 80 | 4 | / |
| Al Shariff | 80 | 3 | / |
| Al Sarayef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Shorief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al Sarif | 78 | 7 | / |
| Al Zaref | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Shariffe | 76 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sharif | 74 | 8,583 | / |
| Al-Zareef | 74 | 1,530 | / |
| Al Sherif | 74 | 1,354 | / |
| Al Charif | 74 | 26 | / |
| Al Shorif | 74 | 4 | / |
| Al-Sharyf | 74 | 3 | / |
| Al-Sheref | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al Zareeb | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shariff | 70 | 11 | / |
| Al-Sherief | 70 | 5 | / |
| Al-Shereaf | 70 | 4 | / |
| Al Sarib | 67 | 648 | / |
| Al Zarif | 67 | 14 | / |
| Al Serif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Seref | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaharib | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Shahroub | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sherif | 63 | 853 | / |
| Al-Charif | 63 | 8 | / |
| Al-Sheryf | 63 | 4 | / |
| Al Sarajb | 63 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sherrif | 60 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zarif | 56 | 5 | / |
| Al-Šaríf | 56 | 4 | / |
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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 Shareef
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