El-Sharif Surname

604,614th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 513 people bear this surname

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

El-Sharif Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: El & Sharif.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El-Sharif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
England131:4,286,005132,302
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

El-Sharif Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name El-Sharif Come From? nationality or country of origin

El-Sharif is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name El-Sharif? popularity and diffusion

The surname El-Sharif is the 604,614th most common family name on a global scale It is held by around 1 in 14,205,743 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 49 percent of El-Sharif live; 48 percent live in West Asia and 48 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

El-Sharif is most widespread in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 129,104. Without taking into account Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 15 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 42 percent reside and Canada, where 3 percent reside.

El-Sharif Last Name Statistics demography

El-Sharif earn marginally less than the average income. In Canada they earn 3.39% less than the national average, earning $48,000 CAD per year.

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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 El-Sharif
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