Elsherif Surname

11,191st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Libya

Elsherif Surname User-submission:

It's an Arabic name which resembles a very old family which are originally from Saudi Arabia, and the name elshreif or elsharef means "honor" in English, and this family is honored because they are related to the prophet "Mohammed PBUH" the Islamic and the last prophet from God, therefore this family called "the honored people" which means "elsreif" in the Arabic language.

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Elsherif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt35,1751:2,614357
Libya8,9411:698149
Saudi Arabia3,2601:9,4651,329
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
United States1561:2,323,455144,218
Qatar1091:21,6332,325
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
United Arab Emirates541:169,67212,566
Australia531:509,35338,491
England281:1,989,93178,001
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Malaysia161:1,843,38974,511
Switzerland151:547,52838,365
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Italy11:61,156,688199,583

Elsherif (706) may also be a first name.

Elsherif Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

It's an Arabic name which resembles a very old family which are originally from Saudi Arabia, and the name elshreif or elsharef means "honor" in English, and this family is honored because they are related to the prophet "Mohammed PBUH" the Islamic and the last prophet from God, therefore this family called "the honored people" which means "elsreif" in the Arabic language.

The historical event of travels & gehad for disturbing Islam was the reason for having elshreif or elshareef in different countries & they are one family & they all cousins.

- Abdulrahman Maklad

Elsherif Last Name Facts

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

Elsherif occurs in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Elsherif.

How Common Is The Last Name Elsherif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,191st most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 145,283 people. Elsherif is predominantly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Elsherif reside; 92 percent reside in North Africa and 92 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 310,909th most numerous forename throughout the world, borne by 706 people.

This last name is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 35,175 people, or 1 in 2,614. Excluding Egypt Elsherif exists in 32 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 18 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent reside.

Elsherif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Elsherif are 5.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 58.62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Elsherif earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.91% more than the national average, earning $45,697 USD per year and in Canada they earn 17.72% less than the national average, earning $40,880 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Elsherief943,549/
Elshereif94556/
Elsheriff944/
El'sherif941/
Elsherrif941/
Elserif931/
Elsharif8820,442/
Alsherif889,868/
Elsheref883,058/
Elcherif88196/
Elshirif882/
Elsearif881/
Elsharief8211,178/
Elshareif822,841/
Elshereef821,227/
Alsherief82278/
Alshereif82276/
Ellsheref824/
Elshorief824/
Elsheiref824/
Elshariff824/
Alsheriff822/
Elshirief821/
Elcherrif821/
Elsherivs821/
Elsheeref821/
Elsarif8013/
Elşerif802/
Alsharif7541,374/
Elsharef751,512/
Elshiref751,013/
Alsheref75797/
Alsahrif751/
Elshareef717,828/
Alsharief716,134/
Alshareif711,331/
Alshereef71528/
Alsheriev7137/
Alshariff7113/
Elshireef719/
Alesharif713/
Alsaharif711/
Aalsharif711/
Alsharifh711/
Alsheeref711/
Alsharaif711/
Elsahreef711/
Elzarif67335/
Alsarif6715/
Elsaref674/
Aalsharief674/
Aalshareif671/
Alshaereef671/
Alsharreif671/

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