Al Sherif Surname
Approximately 1,354 people bear this surname
Al Sherif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 763 | 1:120,492 | 9,804 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Qatar | 12 | 1:196,500 | 26,891 |
| Libya | 9 | 1:693,775 | 1,982 |
| United Arab Emirates | 9 | 1:1,018,030 | 36,884 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Al Sherif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Al Sherif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Al Sherif is most common in Egypt. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Al Sherif? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 284,289th most frequently occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 5,382,235 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Al Sherif are found; 57 percent are found in North Africa and 57 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.
The last name is most frequently held in Egypt, where it is carried by 763 people, or 1 in 120,492. Barring Egypt it occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 41 percent are found and Qatar, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Al Sherief | 95 | 245 | / |
| Al Serif | 94 | 1 | / |
| Al Sharif | 89 | 7,152 | / |
| Al-Sherif | 89 | 853 | / |
| Al Sheref | 89 | 4 | / |
| Al Shorif | 89 | 4 | / |
| Al Cherif | 89 | 2 | / |
| Al Sharief | 84 | 669 | / |
| Al Shareif | 84 | 129 | / |
| Al-Sherief | 84 | 5 | / |
| Al Shariff | 84 | 3 | / |
| Al Shereef | 84 | 3 | / |
| Al-Sherife | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sherrif | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Shorief | 84 | 1 | / |
| Al Sarif | 82 | 7 | / |
| Al Sirif | 82 | 3 | / |
| Al Serib | 82 | 2 | / |
| Al-Sharif | 78 | 8,583 | / |
| Al Sharef | 78 | 408 | / |
| Al-Sheryf | 78 | 4 | / |
| Al Shiref | 78 | 4 | / |
| Al-Sheref | 78 | 1 | / |
| Al Shareef | 74 | 3,540 | / |
| Al-Sharief | 74 | 905 | / |
| Al-Shareif | 74 | 362 | / |
| Al-Shariff | 74 | 11 | / |
| Al-Shereef | 74 | 4 | / |
| Al-Shereaf | 74 | 4 | / |
| Al Shireef | 74 | 4 | / |
| Al Sirheib | 74 | 1 | / |
| Al-Zerif | 71 | 2 | / |
| Al-Seref | 71 | 1 | / |
| Al-Sharef | 67 | 527 | / |
| Al Sereeb | 67 | 131 | / |
| Al-Sharyf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Al-Shareef | 63 | 6,935 | / |
| Al-Sereeb | 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 Sherif
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