Seref Surname

1,871,545th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 98 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Qatar

Seref Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seref Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany441:1,829,670103,431
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Qatar121:196,50026,891
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
France21:33,211,361423,184
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
England11:55,718,059489,080
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Şeref (3,064) are calculated separately.

Seref (907) may also be a first name.

Seref Last Name Facts

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

The last name Seref (Russian: Сереф) occurs more in Germany more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as: Şeref. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Seref? popularity and diffusion

Seref is the 1,871,545th most frequently occurring family name globally It is held by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. Seref occurs predominantly in Europe, where 71 percent of Seref are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. Seref is also the 269,394th most commonly used given name throughout the world, held by 907 people.

The surname is most widespread in Germany, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 1,829,670. In Germany Seref is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 48 percent live, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent live and Bavaria, where 18 percent live. Other than Germany it occurs in 15 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 12 percent live and Qatar, where 12 percent live.

Seref Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seref has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Seref surname grew 171 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seref Last Name Statistics demography

Seref earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 140.91% more than the national average, earning $103,950 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şeref933,064/
Sheref915,889/
Sereef9184/
Sereff9134/
Seiref9119/
Sieref9110/
Serief915/
Serefe915/
Sereaf911/
Seyref911/
Saeref911/
Sehref911/
Shereef839,075/
Sherief836,833/
Shereif831,236/
Shereff8395/
Sergeef8332/
Sergeff8325/
Sherefe8316/
Shereft832/
Sereiff831/
Shaeref831/
Sehreff831/
Siereef831/
Sheeref831/
Serieyf831/
Sheiref831/
Serrief830/
Shoeref830/
Serif801,394/
Saref80206/
Serew80131/
Soref8080/
Sereb8076/
Serev8067/
Siref8039/
Geref8033/
Ceref804/
Zeref802/
Sherieff77116/
Sergeeff7798/
Sherrief7717/
Scherief775/
Sherreff773/
Schereff771/
Shereefe771/
Shereefp771/
Shereiff771/
Serzheff771/
Serefova771/
Sheireff771/
Shereeff771/
Sherreef771/
Scherepf770/
Schoeref770/
Sherif73317,300/
Sharef7323,082/
Cheref733,582/
Shiref733,144/
Zerefe732,254/
Sareef73950/
Sarief73211/
Sergev73209/
Sereva73167/
Syrief73161/
Seriff73158/
Sereev7396/
Soreff7364/
Sherev7352/
Seriev7347/
Serife7332/
Shoref7326/
Soiref7325/
Soyref7323/
Serhev7322/
Shereb7317/
Sireaf7315/
Sahref7313/
Sheryf7312/
Sarefh7311/
Sareff7310/
Jereff7310/
Sireff737/
Serrif735/
Zerief735/
Serreb735/
Sereuw734/
Zereef734/
Serift733/
Saerif733/
Serebh733/
Sareaf732/
Soerif732/
Sereib732/
Saerev731/
Jereif731/
Sirref731/
Sereeb731/
Djeref731/
Sierif731/
Scerif731/
Sereph731/
Sarref731/
Sareif731/
Saerew731/
Searev730/
Serews730/
Sheereefh7113/
Sherrieff7111/
Sherreiff712/
Shereefph711/
Shereefpp711/
Sherreffs710/
Shareef67337,333/
Sergeev67161,280/
Sheriff67131,958/
Sharief6750,820/
Shareif6711,664/
Serheev679,011/
Sheriev671,501/
Sherife671,490/
Sherrif67972/
Sheraif67240/
Shereva67201/
Shareff67157/
Sergeew67154/
Shireff67151/
Sharref6756/
Cheiref6755/
Saeriff6732/
Sahrief6731/
Shareaf6731/
Serheva6721/
Serzhev6719/
Chereif6719/
Shahref6717/
Shireef6715/
Sheerif6715/
Shairef6715/
Scherif6713/
Shireaf6713/
Shearif6711/
Shoreef6711/
Sheyrif678/
Scherev677/
Sergeyv676/
Seeriff676/
Sgeriff676/
Soireff676/
Sherift675/
Sheirif675/
Sahreaf675/
Shereev674/
Saareef674/
Saharef674/
Cherefe674/
Seergev673/
Seerift673/
Scharef673/
Serheib673/
Seherev672/
Sceriff672/
Cherref672/
Sherifs672/
Sehriff672/
Shirref672/
Sjareef672/
Cheïref672/
Seereew672/
Sarreef671/
Jerreft671/
Schiref671/
Shherif671/
Shereiv671/
Shergev671/
Sherrew671/
Sareeff671/
Sirreaf671/
Sieriff671/
Sirreff671/
Shaerif671/
Sherifh671/
Saarief671/
Hsareef671/
Serzeev671/
Shereab671/
Sheerev671/
Siereva671/
Sahrref671/
Sarhief671/
Sergiff671/
Chereaf671/
Chereft671/
Sherryf671/
Sheryff671/
Cheeref671/
Shetrif671/
Shirefe671/
Sehreev671/
Shehrif671/
Shirief671/
Shorief671/
Sharefh671/
Shirefs670/
Seroifs670/
Serriff670/

Seref Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Seref in the Russian language
Серефseref-

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Footnotes

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