Where Does The Last Name Sariff Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sariff (Hindi: सरीफ, Marathi: शरीफ, Oriya: ସରିଫ) is found in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sariff? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This surname is the 609,110^th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sariff are found; 92 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 86 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sariff is also the 581,650^th most frequent first name internationally. It is borne by 237 people.

The last name Sariff is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 423 people, or 1 in 69,726. In Malaysia Sariff is most frequent in: Selangor, where 19 percent are found, Penang, where 16 percent are found and Johor, where 14 percent are found. Beside Malaysia it is found in 13 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent are found and Singapore, where 4 percent are found.

Sariff Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Sariff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sariff last name fell 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.