Al Shreef Surname

509,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 643 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Al Shreef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Al Shreef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Al Shreef Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Al Shreef Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Al Shreef occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Al Shreef.

How Common Is The Last Name Al Shreef? popularity and diffusion

Al Shreef is the 509,082nd most widely held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,333,664 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 81 percent of Al Shreef reside; 81 percent reside in West Asia and 81 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.

The last name is most frequently held in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 517 people, or 1 in 59,682. Outside of Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 19 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Al Shref949/
Al-Shreef89524/
Al Shrief8910/
Al Shreif899/
Al Shreaf894/
Al-Shreeaf841/
Al Shrif829/
Al Shrouf788/
Al-Shreif781/
Al-Shrief781/
Al-Shrif711/
Al-Shrouf67210/
Al Shroub671/
Al Sroub591/
Al Zraif591/

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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 Shreef
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