Serife Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Belgium

Serife Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serife Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia201:6,612,460283,723
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
England31:18,572,686338,250
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

The alternate forms: Šerife (12) & Şerife (1) are calculated separately.

Serife (2,057) may also be a first name.

Serife Last Name Facts

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

The surname Serife is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant: Šerife or Şerife. For other possible spellings of Serife click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Serife? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most frequently used surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 227,735,810 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 63 percent of Serife live; 63 percent live in Oceania Islands and 63 percent live in Papuan Oceania. Serife is also the 166,266th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 2,057 people.

The last name Serife is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 20 people, or 1 in 6,612,460. In Indonesia Serife is most frequent in: Papua, where 100 percent live. Aside from Indonesia this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 22 percent live and England, where 9 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šerife9412/
Şerife941/
Sherife921,490/
Serif911,394/
Sheriffe86230/
Sherrife8616/
Sherifhe8610/
Sherifee865/
Sherifer861/
Sherif83317,300/
Zerife831,290/
Serifi83967/
Serifa83190/
Seriff83158/
Sarife8391/
Seriev8347/
Serafe8322/
Sirife8312/
Serief835/
Serrif835/
Serefe835/
Xerife834/
Serift833/
Serify833/
Cerife831/
Sorife831/
Sierif831/
Scerif831/
Sherriffe80125/
Sheriffie801/
Scherifer800/
Sheriff77131,958/
Sherief776,833/
Sherifi773,229/
Sherifa773,113/
Sheriev771,501/
Shereif771,236/
Sherrif77972/
Sharife77446/
Serifis77249/
Sheraif77240/
Cherife77114/
Sherefe7716/
Sheerif7715/
Seirafe7714/
Jeriffe7714/
Scherif7713/
Shearif7711/
Sarifee7711/
Sheyrif778/
Seeriff776/
Sgeriff776/
Sherift775/
Sheirif775/
Seerift773/
Sceriff772/
Sherifs772/
Sehriff772/
Serifih772/
Sariefe772/
Serafea772/
Shirife772/
Shorife771/
Shherif771/
Sereiff771/
Sieriff771/
Seriffa771/
Seriffi771/
Sherifh771/
Sherafe771/
Sariffe771/
Searafe771/
Sergiff771/
Serieyf771/
Serifio771/
Zergife771/
Shetrif771/
Shehrif771/
Serafee770/
Serrief770/
Seroifs770/
Serriff770/
Sherriffee754/
Sherrieffe752/
Serib731,140/
Şerif73585/
Zerif73318/
Serew73131/
Seref7398/
Sereb7376/
Šerif7374/
Serev7367/
Sirif7350/
Syrif734/
Seriw734/
Cerif733/
Seriv731/
Sherriff716,792/
Sherifaj71368/
Sheriffy71240/
Scheriff71227/
Sherieff71116/
Sheriffs7191/
Sharifie7165/
Sharifeh7129/
Sharifee7123/
Cheriffe7118/
Sherrief7117/
Sheriffa7111/
Sheriffi7111/
Serifova719/
Serefeas717/
Sheiriev717/
Sheariff716/
Sherifff716/
Sherrifs715/
Scherief715/
Sheraiff715/
Shariffe714/
Sheraifi713/
Sariffee713/
Sheeriff712/
Shheriff712/
Sherifay712/
Scherrif712/
Jerriffe712/
Scherifi712/
Schereiffer712/
Shereefe711/
Shereiff711/
Sheroiff711/
Sherrisf711/
Shearift711/
Sheiriff711/
Shaerifi711/
Shahrife711/
Sheriphe711/
Shesrifi711/
Sherrifi711/
Shehriev711/
Sheirifa711/
Shearifi711/
Sierifis711/
Seherifi711/
Sherafee711/
Serraifi711/
Sherefed711/
Shiriffe711/
Cherif67140,757/
Sheref675,889/
Zerefe672,254/
Šerifi671,933/
Zerifi671,921/
Sherifova67630/
Sherriffs67545/
Sirifi67383/
Zarife67370/
Sarifi67323/
Zeraif67281/
Shirif67268/
Sherib67227/
Sergev67209/
Sereva67167/
Syrief67161/
Zerrif67143/
Sereev6796/
Siriev6789/
Sereef6784/
Sarefe6767/
Sherev6752/
Seriph6735/
Sereff6734/
Şerifi6733/
Serhev6722/
Serefi6721/
Seiref6719/
Shereb6717/
Sayrif6713/
Serefa6712/
Sheryf6712/
Sherrieff6711/
Sieref6710/
Shariefee678/
Sirifa675/
Serreb675/
Sheriffai675/
Sereuw674/
Sheriv674/
Sherroufe673/
Gerifi673/
Sirafe673/
Zerify673/
Serebh673/
Sherreiff672/
Seriov672/
Cyrife672/
Soirif672/
Šerifa672/
Sereib672/
Sherifych671/
Sergiv671/
Zerifa671/
Sereaf671/
Sereeb671/
Shearafee671/
Syriev671/
Zorife671/
Zearif671/
Şeriff671/
Shariefie671/
Seyref671/
Siroif671/
Shärif671/
Scherriff671/
Sehref671/
Sereph671/
Cirife671/
Syrafe671/
Cerifi671/
Sheripher671/
Sisrif671/
Sirufe671/
Syraif671/
Searev670/
Serews670/

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