Seriff Surname

1,385,851st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 158 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Seriff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Seriff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1031:1,719,83363,088
United States461:7,879,542351,394
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

The alternate forms: Şeriff (1) are calculated separately.

Seriff (817) may also be a first name.

Seriff Last Name Facts

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

The surname Seriff is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Şeriff. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Seriff? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,385,851st most frequently occurring surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 46,123,708 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 68 percent of Seriff reside; 67 percent reside in West Africa and 65 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Seriff is also the 285,953rd most frequent first name in the world, held by 817 people.

The last name Seriff is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 1,719,833. In Nigeria it is most frequent in: Oyo, where 41 percent are found, Osun, where 24 percent are found and Yobe, where 16 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Liberia, where 2 percent are found.

Seriff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Seriff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Seriff last name expanded 767 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Seriff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Seriff are 13.44% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Seriff earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.41% less than the national average, earning $40,382 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şeriff941/
Sheriff92131,958/
Saeriff9232/
Seeriff926/
Sgeriff926/
Sceriff922/
Sehriff922/
Sereiff921/
Sieriff921/
Sergiff921/
Serriff920/
Serif911,394/
Sherriff866,792/
Sheriffe86230/
Scheriff86227/
Sherieff86116/
Sheriffs8691/
Sheariff866/
Sherifff866/
Sheraiff865/
Sheeriff862/
Shheriff862/
Shereiff861/
Sheroiff861/
Sheiriff861/
Sherif83317,300/
Sariff83508/
Sereff8334/
Serife8332/
Serief835/
Serrif835/
Serift833/
Saerif833/
Jeriff833/
Geriff832/
Soerif832/
Soriff831/
Sierif831/
Scerif831/
Sherriffs80545/
Sherriffe80125/
Sherrieff8011/
Sherreiff802/
Shaerriff801/
Scherriff801/
Shariff7752,945/
Sherief776,833/
Sherife771,490/
Shereif771,236/
Sherrif77972/
Sheraif77240/
Cheriff77188/
Shereff7795/
Shiriff7738/
Sergeff7725/
Sahriff7722/
Sheerif7715/
Jeriffe7714/
Scherif7713/
Shearif7711/
Sheyrif778/
Jerriff778/
Sherift775/
Sheirif775/
Gerriff775/
Shoriff773/
Seerift773/
Szariff772/
Sherifs772/
Sarriff772/
Saariff772/
Shherif771/
Sorriff771/
Sehreff771/
Shaerif771/
Sherifh771/
Serieyf771/
Sheryff771/
Shetrif771/
Shehrif771/
Serrief770/
Seroifs770/
Ceeriff770/
Sarif7329,329/
Sorif733,673/
Serib731,140/
Şerif73585/
Zerif73318/
Seref7398/
Šerif7374/
Sirif7350/
Syrif734/
Seriw734/
Cerif733/
Seriv731/
Jerif731/
Sharieff711,566/
Shirriff71161/
Sergeeff7198/
Sharriff7184/
Shareiff7119/
Cheriffe7118/
Sherrief7117/
Sherrife7116/
Sahariff7115/
Sherifhe7110/
Serifova719/
Sherrifs715/
Scherief715/
Sharifff715/
Shahriff714/
Sherreff713/
Scherrif712/
Jerriffe712/
Schariff711/
Schereff711/
Sherrisf711/
Serzheff711/
Sharaiff711/
Shearift711/
Sheireff711/
Shereeff711/
Sheeryff711/
Shiriffe711/
Shaariff711/
Sharif671,007,485/
Cherif67140,757/
Shorif6712,023/
Sheref675,889/
Zerife671,290/
Sherifova67630/
Sahrif67565/
Sharrieff67297/
Zeraif67281/
Shirif67268/
Sherib67227/
Sarief67211/
Syrief67161/
Zerrif67143/
Sereef6784/
Djerif6782/
Soreff6764/
Zariff6763/
Seriev6747/
Shirriffs6738/
Sarrif6736/
Seriph6735/
Saarif6728/
Seiref6719/
Sayrif6713/
Sheryf6712/
Sirife6712/
Sareff6710/
Jereff6710/
Sieref6710/
Sireff677/
Serefe675/
Hsarif675/
Zerief675/
Sheriv674/
Ssarif674/
Seriov672/
Saharieff672/
Soirif672/
Shahariff672/
Sereib672/
Saeriw672/
Sergiv671/
Sarifh671/
Saraif671/
Saripf671/
Jereif671/
Sereaf671/
Shaahriff671/
Cerife671/
Zerzif671/
Jerrif671/
Zearif671/
Seyref671/
Siroif671/
Shärif671/
Saeref671/
Sehref671/
Sareif671/
Sisrif671/
Syraif671/
Sherreffs670/

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