Saarif Surname
Approximately 28 people bear this surname
Saarif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Pakistan | 3 | 1:59,547,962 | 132,569 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
Saarif (37) may also be a first name.
Saarif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saarif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saarif (Hindi: सारिफ, Marathi: सआरीफ) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saarif? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 260,269,497 people. This last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Saarif reside; 79 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 79 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Saarif is also the 1,688,769th most commonly occurring first name in the world, borne by 37 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is borne by 22 people, or 1 in 1,340,647. In Malaysia Saarif is most numerous in: Sarawak, where 36 percent live, Kedah, where 32 percent live and Pahang, where 9 percent live. Aside from Malaysia this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 11 percent live and India, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Saarif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Saarif in the Marathi language | ||
| सआरीफ | sa'aripha | - |
| Saarif in the Hindi language | ||
| सारिफ | saripha | 50 |
| शरीफ | saripha | 50 |
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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 Saarif
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