Scharif Surname
Approximately 31 people bear this surname
Scharif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | 24 | 1:3,354,394 | 150,996 |
| Scotland | 3 | 1:1,784,606 | 41,943 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Scharif (15) may also be a first name.
Scharif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Scharif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Scharif has its highest incidence in Germany. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Scharif.
How Common Is The Last Name Scharif? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 3,543,123rd most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 235,082,126 people. Scharif occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Scharif are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 81 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 2,900,335th most prevalent given name internationally It is held by 15 people.
The last name Scharif is most frequently held in Germany, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 3,354,394. In Germany Scharif is most prevalent in: Hamburg, where 29 percent are found, Bavaria, where 25 percent are found and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 21 percent are found. Barring Germany Scharif exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Scotland, where 10 percent are found and England, where 3 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Scharif
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