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 surname Seref (Russian: Сереф) occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as: Şeref. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Seref? popularity and diffusion

The surname Seref is the 1,871,545th most widespread surname globally, borne by approximately 1 in 74,362,713 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 71 percent of Seref are found; 60 percent are found in Western Europe and 57 percent are found in Germanic Europe. It is also the 269,394th most numerous first name worldwide It is held by 907 people.

The surname is most commonly held in Germany, where it is carried by 44 people, or 1 in 1,829,670. In Germany it is most prevalent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 48 percent reside, North Rhine-Westphalia, where 25 percent reside and Bavaria, where 18 percent reside. Apart from Germany it exists in 15 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 12 percent reside and Qatar, where 12 percent reside.

Seref Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Seref has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the 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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Seref
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