Al Sharif Surname
Approximately 7,152 people bear this surname
Al Sharif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 3,975 | 1:7,762 | 1,091 |
| Egypt | 1,220 | 1:75,357 | 6,848 |
| Bangladesh | 721 | 1:221,022 | 7,250 |
| Yemen | 578 | 1:45,719 | 3,779 |
| Bahrain | 206 | 1:6,547 | 1,173 |
| United Arab Emirates | 112 | 1:81,806 | 7,538 |
| Qatar | 75 | 1:31,440 | 3,355 |
| Kuwait | 67 | 1:56,727 | 6,926 |
| Romania | 40 | 1:501,947 | 38,412 |
| Jordan | 29 | 1:304,912 | 11,052 |
| Lebanon | 18 | 1:313,171 | 10,344 |
| Sudan | 16 | 1:2,344,387 | 4,438 |
| United States | 14 | 1:25,889,924 | 709,614 |
| Sweden | 10 | 1:984,676 | 73,605 |
| Syria | 8 | 1:2,412,628 | 10,757 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Spain | 6 | 1:7,792,006 | 100,283 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Israel | 4 | 1:2,139,408 | 95,907 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
Al Sharif (47) may also be a first name.
Al Sharif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Sharif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Al Sharif occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sharif? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 69,310th most common family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,018,952 people. The surname Al Sharif is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Al Sharif live; 71 percent live in West Asia and 70 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Al Sharif is also the 1,467,136th most numerous first name worldwide, borne by 47 people.
The surname Al Sharif is most commonly occurring in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 3,975 people, or 1 in 7,762. Beside Saudi Arabia this surname exists in 40 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 17 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sharief | 95 | 669 | / |
| Al Shareif | 95 | 129 | / |
| Al Shariff | 95 | 3 | / |
| Al Sarif | 94 | 7 | / |
| Al Shariffe | 90 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sharif | 89 | 8,583 | / |
| Al Sherif | 89 | 1,354 | / |
| Al Sharef | 89 | 408 | / |
| Al Charif | 89 | 26 | / |
| Al Shorif | 89 | 4 | / |
| Al Shareef | 84 | 3,540 | / |
| Al-Sharief | 84 | 905 | / |
| Al-Shareif | 84 | 362 | / |
| Al Sherief | 84 | 245 | / |
| Al-Shariff | 84 | 11 | / |
| Al Sharefe | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Shorief | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Sarib | 82 | 648 | / |
| Al Zarif | 82 | 14 | / |
| Al Serif | 82 | 1 | / |
| Al Shaharib | 80 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sherif | 78 | 853 | / |
| Al-Sharef | 78 | 527 | / |
| Al-Charif | 78 | 8 | / |
| Al Sheref | 78 | 4 | / |
| Al-Sharyf | 78 | 3 | / |
| Al-Shareef | 74 | 6,935 | / |
| Al-Sherief | 74 | 5 | / |
| Al Shereef | 74 | 3 | / |
| Al-Sherrif | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zarif | 71 | 5 | / |
| Al Zaref | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shareefe | 70 | 1 | / |
| Al Zareef | 67 | 142 | / |
| Al-Sheryf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Al-Sheref | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al Sarajb | 67 | 1 | / |
| Al-Shereef | 63 | 4 | / |
| Al-Shereaf | 63 | 4 | / |
| Al-Šaríf | 59 | 4 | / |
| Al-Seref | 59 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zareef | 56 | 1,530 | / |
| 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
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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 Sharif
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