Sariff Surname

609,110th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 508 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sariff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sariff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia4231:69,7265,068
India251:30,682,615377,978
Singapore211:262,27211,611
Philippines201:5,061,911170,869
Guyana61:127,0377,965
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Sariff (237) may also be a first name.

Sariff Last Name Facts

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

Sariff (Hindi: सरीफ, Marathi: शरीफ, Oriya: ସରିଫ) is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of Sariff click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sariff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 609,110th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 14,345,563 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 97 percent of Sariff live; 92 percent live in Southeast Asia and 86 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sariff is also the 581,650th most frequent first name world-wide, borne by 237 people.

The surname Sariff is most numerous in Malaysia, where it is carried by 423 people, or 1 in 69,726. In Malaysia Sariff is mostly found in: Selangor, where 19 percent live, Penang, where 16 percent live and Johor, where 14 percent live. Barring Malaysia Sariff occurs in 13 countries. It also occurs in India, where 5 percent live and Singapore, where 4 percent live.

Sariff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

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

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shariff9252,945/
Saeriff9232/
Sahriff9222/
Scariff923/
Szariff922/
Sarriff922/
Sgariff922/
Saariff922/
Sariffe921/
Sarif9129,329/
Sharieff861,566/
Sharriff8684/
Shareiff8619/
Sahariff8615/
Sheariff866/
Sharifff865/
Shariffe864/
Shahriff864/
Schariff861/
Sharaiff861/
Shasriff861/
Shaariff861/
Sharif831,007,485/
Sahrif83565/
Sjarif83513/
Sarief83211/
Seriff83158/
Sarife8391/
Siarif8381/
Zariff8363/
Sarrif8336/
Saarif8328/
Xariff8315/
Sayrif8313/
Sareff8310/
Hsarif835/
Ssarif834/
Sgarif834/
Saerif833/
Sarifh831/
Saraif831/
Saripf831/
Soriff831/
Sarift831/
Sarzif831/
Sareif831/
Scarif830/
Cariff830/
Sharrieff80297/
Saharieff802/
Shahariff802/
Sharriffs801/
Shaahriff801/
Shaerriff801/
Sheriff77131,958/
Sharief7750,820/
Shareif7711,664/
Sharrif77662/
Sharife77446/
Shahrif77370/
Sjarief77189/
Shareff77157/
Saharif77113/
Sharaif7736/
Chariff7733/
Scharif7731/
Sahrief7731/
Shaarif7729/
Shearif7711/
Sharifh779/
Shairif779/
Sharift777/
Sharifs776/
Seeriff776/
Sahraif775/
Shasrif774/
Zhariff774/
Shoriff773/
Sharuif773/
Shharif773/
Sceriff772/
Sharipf772/
Sehriff772/
Zariffe772/
Ssharif772/
Sharifp772/
Sharidf772/
Carriff771/
Sereiff771/
Sharifz771/
Sharisf771/
Sorriff771/
Sareeff771/
Sieriff771/
Shaerif771/
Saarief771/
Shariof771/
Shatrif771/
Sarhief771/
Shsarif771/
Sa'arif771/
Shzarif771/
Shjarif771/
Sharhif771/
Sharitf771/
Sjharif771/
Hsharif771/
Serriff770/
Shariffová753/
Zarif7350,779/
Sorif733,673/
Jarif732,848/
Serif731,394/
Sarib73701/
Saref73206/
Sariv7321/
Carif737/
Xarif736/
Saryf735/
Şarif733/
Sherriff716,792/
Scheriff71227/
Sherieff71116/
Sharrief7129/
Shareeff7122/
Sarifova7120/
Zarrieff7119/
Sherifff716/
Sheraiff715/
Zahrieff713/
Sheeriff712/
Shheriff712/
Shereiff711/
Sheroiff711/
Shargoif711/
Shearift711/
Shaharif711/
Sheiriff711/
Saharief711/
Shahrief711/
Shahrife711/
Sharreif711/
Sherif67317,300/
Sharifova6736,181/
Sharef6723,082/
Charif6720,152/
Shorif6712,023/
Sariev676,733/
Sariph673,304/
Sharib671,108/
Sareef67950/
Zarief67944/
Zarife67370/
Zareif67309/
Zharif6798/
Shariv6767/
Sarefe6767/
Soreff6764/
Sharyf6754/
Sereff6734/
Zaharieff6725/
Sargiv6725/
Saraib6722/
Sareiv6718/
Jahrif6718/
Sahriv6714/
Sahref6713/
Sariov6712/
Sherrieff6711/
Sarefh6711/
Caurif6710/
Zaraif6710/
Zareff678/
Ziarif677/
Hsarib676/
Jarife676/
Zarrif676/
Saraiv675/
Serief675/
Djarif675/
Serrif675/
Caraif674/
Sarrib673/
Sharifová673/
Sherreiff672/
Jharif672/
Saribh672/
Sareaf672/
Soirif672/
Soerif672/
Saeriw672/
Sarivs671/
Sarojf671/
Jairif671/
Cahrif671/
Zaridf671/
Zearif671/
Şeriff671/
Sorife671/
Sierif671/
Shärif671/
Sairiv671/
Saeref671/
Sariew671/
Scherriff671/
Sasref671/
Sarref671/
Saarib671/

Sariff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sariff in the Hindi language
सरीफsaripha-
Sariff in the Marathi language
शरीफsaripha-
Sariff in the Oriya language
ସରିଫsaripha66.67
ଶାରିଫ୍sariph33.33

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sariff
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