El Sherifi Surname

146,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,024 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

El Sherifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

El Sherifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen2,6071:10,1361,260
Kuwait2601:14,6181,974
United Arab Emirates921:99,5908,729
Syria441:438,6605,021
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
Oman51:737,5946,889
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010

El Sherifi Last Name Facts

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

The surname El Sherifi is carried by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name El Sherifi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 146,568th most frequent last name on earth, borne by around 1 in 2,409,903 people. The last name El Sherifi occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of El Sherifi are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 98 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula.

It is most frequently held in Yemen, where it is borne by 2,607 people, or 1 in 10,136. In Yemen El Sherifi is most numerous in: Dhamar Governorate, where 30 percent are found, Ma'rib Governorate, where 15 percent are found and Al Bayda Governorate, where 13 percent are found. Excluding Yemen this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also found in Kuwait, where 9 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 3 percent are found.

El Sherifi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the surname is principally Sunni (100%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
El Sherif9573,788/
El Sherfi9555,461/
El Serifi952,532/
Elsherifi954/
El Sherifia952/
El Sherifith911/
El Sherify90743/
El Sherief90706/
El Shereif90215/
El Sherafi9028/
El Sheriff9023/
El Sherifa904/
El Sherife904/
Elsherif8950,161/
El Shrif89305/
El Sherf891/
Al Shereifi869/
El Sherieff864/
Al Sheraifi861/
El-Sherif849,242/
Elsherief843,549/
Al Sherif841,354/
El Shrief841,207/
El Sharif841,148/
Elshereif84556/
El Shreif84428/
El Shrifh84366/
El Sheref84215/
Elsherify84154/
Alsherifi8412/
Elsheriff844/
El Shrife844/
Elsheriif844/
El Serify841/
El Sherfa841/
Elshwerif841/
Elsherrif841/
El'sherif841/
Elshrif823,914/
El Shrf824/
Aliu Sherifi821/
Elsherf821/
El-Sherief80787/
Al Sherief80245/
El Shereef80156/
Al Sharifi8029/
El Sharief8016/
Al-Sherifi8011/
El Sherraf8011/
El Sharafi8010/
El Shareif807/
Ali Sherif807/
Alsheraifi806/
El-Shereif805/
Al Sherefi804/
Aly Sherif804/
El Ashrafi803/
El Shourfi802/
El-Sheriff802/
El Cherife801/
El-Sharifi801/
El Sharife801/
El Shaerfy801/
El Sherouf801/
El-Shwerif801/
El Shariff801/
Alh Sherif801/
El-Sheriif801/
Elsharif7820,442/
Alsherif789,868/
Elshrief784,090/
Elsheref783,058/
Elshreif782,261/
Elshrife78214/
Elsheirf78122/
El-Shrif78122/
Elshrafi7810/
Al Shrif789/
Elashrfi786/
Elsheraf784/
Elsherfy784/
Elshierf784/
Elshriff784/
Elshirif782/
Elshrify781/
Alshrifi781/
El Shref781/
El Shrfa781/
Elshraif781/
El Sharr If76122/
Ali Sheriff7623/
Alh Sheriff7613/
El Sharifah764/
Al Sharaifi761/
El Shaerouf761/
Al Sharrifi761/
Al-Sheraifi761/
Elsharief7411,178/
Al Sharif747,152/
El Ashraf742,933/
Elshareif742,841/
Elshereef741,227/
El Shorfa741,022/
Al-Sherif74853/
El Shreef74768/
El-Sharif74513/
Alsharifi74290/
Alsherief74278/
Alshereif74276/
El Ishraf74244/
El Shiref74183/
El Sharef74154/
El-Shrief74122/
El-Shrafi7414/
Al Shrief7410/
El-Shreif749/
Al Shreif749/
Alisherif747/
Elsharafi745/
El-Sheref745/
Elashrafi744/
ul Sharif744/
Al Shorif744/
Elshariff744/
El Shreaf744/
Elsheiref744/
Elshorief744/
Elshreief744/
Ellsheref744/
Al Sheref744/
Aelshreif744/
Al Shrafi743/
Alsherefi743/
Al Ashrif742/
Alshraifi742/
Alsheriff742/
Elsheeref741/
El Sharaf741/
Alshreifi741/
Al Sherfy741/
Al Shriaf741/
Alsherify741/
Al-Shrifi741/
Al Sharfi741/
Elshirief741/
Alshorifi741/
Alysherif741/
El Sharafiya734/
Ali Sheriffa731/
Oyeleye Sheriff721/
Alshrif715,234/
Elshref712,748/
Alsherf714/
Elshraf714/
Elsharf711/
Elshwrf711/
Alshrfi711/
Al Sharafi702,596/
Al Sharief70669/
Al Ashrafi70452/
El Shareef70325/
Ali Sharif70197/
El Shorafa70186/
El-Shereef70154/
Al Shareif70129/
El-Sharief70124/
Al-Sharifi70112/
El-Shareif7014/
El Shurraf709/
Al-Sherief705/
Al Sharefi704/
El Shireef704/
Alsharaifi703/
Al Shereef703/
Al Sharifa703/
Al-Sherufi703/
Al-Shreifi703/
Al Shariff703/
Alshiraifi702/
Al Sharify702/
El Shurafa702/
Alshareifi701/
Alsheraify701/
Al-Sherrif701/
Alhsheriff701/
Aliyu Sheriff701/
El Sharafa701/
El-Scharif701/
El-Sharafi701/
Al Shurafi701/
Al-Shorifi701/
Alisharifi701/
Al-Sherife701/
Ali-Sherif701/
Alh Sharif701/
Al Shorief701/
El Sharraf701/
Elsharaify701/
Elshorafia701/
Alshereife701/
Alsharif6741,374/
Elshreef678,299/
Elsharef671,512/
Elshiref671,013/
Alsheref67797/
Alshreif67625/
Alshrief67439/
Elashraf67244/
Alshrafi6735/
Ali Shariff6711/
El Sharfawi679/
Al Shref679/
Al Shareefi678/
Al Sharf677/
Al Shoroufi676/
Alsharfi675/
Al-Shuraifi675/
Ali Ashrafi675/
Elshreaf675/
Al Shawarif674/
Al Sharoufi674/
El-Shref674/
Elshirfa674/
Elshorfa674/
Alaa Sharif674/
Ali-Sharifi673/
Alshrife672/
Ali-Sheriff672/
Elsharfy671/
Alshrifa671/
Alshrofi671/
Al Sharafih671/
Al Sharhafi671/
Al Shuroufi671/
Al Shaarafi671/
Al-Shoraifi671/
Alsharioufi671/
Alshaerf671/
Al-Shrif671/
Al Shariffe671/
Al Shuraify671/
Alashrif671/
El Shourafa671/
Elsharaf671/
Elsharhf671/
Elshreff671/

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