Saarif Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Maldives

Saarif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saarif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Maldives11:404,1727,269

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saharif92113/
Shaarif9229/
Saariff922/
Saarief921/
Sa'arif921/
Sarif9129,329/
Sahariff8615/
Shaharif861/
Saharief861/
Shaariff861/
Sharif831,007,485/
Sahrif83565/
Sjarif83513/
Sariff83508/
Sarief83211/
Sarife8391/
Siarif8381/
Sarrif8336/
Sayrif8313/
Hsarif835/
Ssarif834/
Sgarif834/
Saerif833/
Sarifh831/
Saraif831/
Saripf831/
Sarift831/
Sarzif831/
Sareif831/
Saarib831/
Scarif830/
Saharieff802/
Shahariff802/
Shaahriff801/
Shariff7752,945/
Sharief7750,820/
Shareif7711,664/
Sharrif77662/
Sharife77446/
Shahrif77370/
Sjarief77189/
Sahariv77129/
Sharaif7736/
Saeriff7732/
Scharif7731/
Sahrief7731/
Sahriff7722/
Shearif7711/
Sharifh779/
Shairif779/
Sharift777/
Sharifs776/
Sahraif775/
Shasrif774/
Saareef774/
Saharef774/
Scariff773/
Sharuif773/
Shharif773/
Szariff772/
Sharipf772/
Sarriff772/
Ssharif772/
Sgariff772/
Sharifp772/
Sharidf772/
Sharifz771/
Sharisf771/
Shaerif771/
Shariof771/
Shatrif771/
Sarhief771/
Sariffe771/
Caharif771/
Shsarif771/
Shzarif771/
Shjarif771/
Sharhif771/
Sharitf771/
Sjharif771/
Hsharif771/
Zarif7350,779/
Sorif733,673/
Jarif732,848/
Serif731,394/
Sarib73701/
Saref73206/
Sariv7321/
Carif737/
Xarif736/
Saryf735/
Şarif733/
Sharieff711,566/
Sharriff7184/
Sharrief7129/
Sarifova7120/
Shareiff7119/
Shahariw717/
Sheariff716/
Shaareef715/
Sharifff715/
Shariffe714/
Shahriff714/
Sahariev713/
Sahareib713/
Sahariph711/
Schariff711/
Shargoif711/
Sharaiff711/
Shearift711/
Shahrief711/
Shahrife711/
Sahareiv711/
Shasriff711/
Sharreif711/
Sherif67317,300/
Sharifova6736,181/
Sharef6723,082/
Charif6720,152/
Shorif6712,023/
Sariev676,733/
Sariph673,304/
Sharib671,108/
Sareef67950/
Zarief67944/
Zarife67370/
Zareif67309/
Sharrieff67297/
Seriff67158/
Zharif6798/
Shariv6767/
Sarefe6767/
Zariff6763/
Sharyf6754/
Zaharieff6725/
Sargiv6725/
Saraib6722/
Sareiv6718/
Jahrif6718/
Xariff6715/
Sahriv6714/
Sahref6713/
Sariov6712/
Sarefh6711/
Sareff6710/
Caurif6710/
Zaraif6710/
Ziarif677/
Hsarib676/
Jarife676/
Zarrif676/
Saraiv675/
Serief675/
Djarif675/
Serrif675/
Caraif674/
Sarrib673/
Sharifová673/
Jharif672/
Saribh672/
Sareaf672/
Soirif672/
Soerif672/
Saeriw672/
Sarivs671/
Sarojf671/
Jairif671/
Sharriffs671/
Shaerriff671/
Cahrif671/
Zaridf671/
Zearif671/
Sorife671/
Soriff671/
Sierif671/
Shärif671/
Sairiv671/
Saeref671/
Sariew671/
Sasref671/
Sarref671/
Cariff670/

Saarif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Saarif in the Marathi language
सआरीफsa'aripha-
Saarif in the Hindi language
सारिफsaripha50
शरीफsaripha50

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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
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  • 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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