Serif Surname

277,773rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,394 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Serif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece6681:16,5872,302
Nigeria2341:757,02034,256
Ivory Coast941:245,4399,826
Romania631:318,69628,224
United States601:6,040,982292,121
Germany531:1,518,97191,373
Cambodia361:430,1983,994
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
India231:33,350,669396,143
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Denmark161:352,79524,706
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
France81:8,302,840321,660
Senegal81:1,822,4184,361
England61:9,286,343223,652
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
North Macedonia61:350,24517,994
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Belgium41:2,874,161111,046
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Moldova21:1,780,68455,103
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Austria21:4,257,71899,224
Belarus21:4,750,530139,516
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Uzbekistan11:30,929,14267,786
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

The alternate forms: Şerif (585) & Šerif (74) are calculated separately.

Serif (3,319) may also be a first name.

Serif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Serif (Arabic: سريف, Hindi: सेरिफ, Marathi: सेरीफ) is more commonly found in Greece than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Şerif or Šerif. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Serif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Serif is the 277,773rd most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 5,227,795 people. It is primarily found in Europe, where 62 percent of Serif are found; 49 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent are found in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 124,078th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 3,319 people.

This last name is most widespread in Greece, where it is held by 668 people, or 1 in 16,587. In Greece Serif is mostly concentrated in: East Macedonia and Thrace, where 91 percent reside, Central Macedonia, where 5 percent reside and Attica, where 4 percent reside. Outside of Greece this last name is found in 43 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 17 percent reside and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent reside.

Serif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Serif last name are 21.65% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 68.42% registered to vote for the party.

Serif earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24% more than the national average, earning $53,503 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şerif93585/
Šerif9374/
Sherif91317,300/
Seriff91158/
Serife9132/
Serief915/
Serrif915/
Serift913/
Saerif913/
Soerif912/
Sierif911/
Scerif911/
Sheriff83131,958/
Sherief836,833/
Sherife831,490/
Shereif831,236/
Sherrif83972/
Sheraif83240/
Saeriff8332/
Sheerif8315/
Scherif8313/
Shearif8311/
Sheyrif838/
Seeriff836/
Sgeriff836/
Sherift835/
Sheirif835/
Seerift833/
Sceriff832/
Sherifs832/
Sehriff832/
Shherif831/
Sereiff831/
Sieriff831/
Shaerif831/
Sherifh831/
Sergiff831/
Serieyf831/
Shetrif831/
Shehrif831/
Serrief830/
Seroifs830/
Serriff830/
Sarif8029,329/
Sorif803,673/
Serib801,140/
Zerif80318/
Seref8098/
Sirif8050/
Syrif804/
Seriw804/
Cerif803/
Seriv801/
Jerif801/
Sherriff776,792/
Sheriffe77230/
Scheriff77227/
Sherieff77116/
Sheriffs7791/
Sherrief7717/
Sherrife7716/
Sherifhe7710/
Serifova779/
Sheariff776/
Sherifff776/
Sherrifs775/
Scherief775/
Sheraiff775/
Sheeriff772/
Shheriff772/
Scherrif772/
Shereiff771/
Sheroiff771/
Sherrisf771/
Shearift771/
Sheiriff771/
Sharif731,007,485/
Cherif73140,757/
Shorif7312,023/
Sheref735,889/
Zerife731,290/
Sahrif73565/
Sariff73508/
Zeraif73281/
Shirif73268/
Sherib73227/
Sarief73211/
Syrief73161/
Zerrif73143/
Sereef7384/
Djerif7382/
Seriev7347/
Sarrif7336/
Seriph7335/
Sereff7334/
Saarif7328/
Seiref7319/
Sayrif7313/
Sheryf7312/
Sirife7312/
Sieref7310/
Serefe735/
Hsarif735/
Zerief735/
Sheriv734/
Ssarif734/
Jeriff733/
Seriov732/
Soirif732/
Geriff732/
Sereib732/
Saeriw732/
Sergiv731/
Sarifh731/
Saraif731/
Saripf731/
Jereif731/
Sereaf731/
Cerife731/
Zerzif731/
Jerrif731/
Zearif731/
Şeriff731/
Soriff731/
Seyref731/
Siroif731/
Shärif731/
Saeref731/
Sehref731/
Sareif731/
Sisrif731/
Syraif731/
Sherifova71630/
Sherriffs71545/
Sherriffe71125/
Sherrieff7111/
Sherreiff712/
Shaerriff711/
Scherriff711/
Shariff6752,945/
Sharief6750,820/
Shareif6711,664/
Shereef679,075/
Sheriev671,501/
Sharrif67662/
Shahrif67370/
Cheriff67188/
Cheraif67115/
Cherife67114/
Saharif67113/
Shereff6795/
Cheirif6772/
Shiriff6738/
Sharaif6736/
Sergeef6732/
Scharif6731/
Sahrief6731/
Shaarif6729/
Sergeff6725/
Sahriff6722/
Chereif6719/
Sherefe6716/
Cherrif6714/
Jeriffe6714/
Sharifh679/
Shairif679/
Jerriff678/
Sheriow675/
Sahraif675/
Gerriff675/
Sheriph673/
Shitrif673/
Shoriff673/
Sharuif673/
Serheib673/
Shharif673/
Shirrif672/
Shereft672/
Szariff672/
Sharipf672/
Cheruif672/
Shirife672/
Sarriff672/
Ssharif672/
Saariff672/
Shereiv671/
Shaeref671/
Sorriff671/
Sehreff671/
Siereef671/
Saarief671/
Sheeref671/
Cheïrif671/
Sheiref671/
Sherryf671/
Sheryff671/
Cheerif671/
Djerrif671/
Shsarif671/
Scherib671/
Sa'arif671/
Shzarif671/
Shirief671/
Shorief671/
Sharhif671/
Sjharif671/
Hsharif671/
Sherrib670/
Shoeref670/
Ceeriff670/

Serif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Serif in the Hindi language
सेरिफseripha-
Serif in the Marathi language
सेरीफseripha-
Serif in the Arabic language
سريفsryf-

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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 Serif
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