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

The last name Sariff (Hindi: सरीफ, Marathi: शरीफ, Oriya: ସରିଫ) is most common in Malaysia. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

This last name is the 609,110^th most commonly used family name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,345,563 people. The surname occurs predominantly 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 commonly used first name throughout the world, held by 237 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 423 people, or 1 in 69,726. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 19 percent reside, Penang, where 16 percent reside and Johor, where 14 percent reside. Other than Malaysia this surname is found in 13 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent reside and Singapore, where 4 percent reside.

Sariff Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Sariff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Sariff surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.