Serifi Surname

371,278th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 967 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Palestine

Serifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
South Africa1501:361,18532,866
Palestine1401:32,4924,176
Greece1191:93,10715,707
Switzerland861:95,49910,341
Lebanon581:97,1915,901
Syria341:567,6775,483
Germany331:2,439,559124,421
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Nigeria321:5,535,711139,404
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Spain131:3,596,31069,669
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Denmark81:705,58939,626
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Kosovo31:620,62310,771
France31:22,140,907385,998
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Albania21:1,457,02824,967
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
England11:55,718,059489,080
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Šerifi (1,933) & Şerifi (33) are calculated separately.

Serifi (330) may also be a first name.

Serifi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Serifi is most common in Morocco. It may occur as a variant: Šerifi or Şerifi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Serifi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 371,278th most frequent surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 7,536,242 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 37 percent of Serifi live; 27 percent live in West Asia and 26 percent live in Levant. Serifi is also the 482,193rd most widely held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 330 people.

The last name Serifi is most common in Morocco, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Excluding Morocco this last name occurs in 36 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 16 percent live and Palestine, where 14 percent live.

Serifi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Serifi last name is predominantly Greek Orthodox (50%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Serifi last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Serifi earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 70.48% less than the national average, earning R 70,140 per year and in United States they earn 1.97% more than the national average, earning $44,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šerifi941,933/
Şerifi9433/
Sherifi923,229/
Serifis92249/
Serifih922/
Seriffi921/
Serifio921/
Sheriffi8611/
Sheraifi863/
Scherifi862/
Shaerifi861/
Shesrifi861/
Sherrifi861/
Shearifi861/
Sierifis861/
Seherifi861/
Serraifi861/
Zerifi831,921/
Sirifi83383/
Sarifi83323/
Serifa83190/
Serife8332/
Serefi8321/
Gerifi833/
Serify833/
Cerifi831/
Sheriffai805/
Sheriffie801/
Sharifi77195,524/
Cherifi7753,785/
Sherifa773,113/
Sherife771,490/
Zerrifi77489/
Shirifi7747/
Sahrifi777/
Sarrifi774/
Zeraifi774/
Serefio773/
Djerifi772/
Seriffa771/
Sirifai771/
Serefis771/
Cehrifi771/
Sherifaj71368/
Sheriffy71240/
Sheriffe71230/
Sharifai7190/
Scharifi7168/
Sharifie7165/
Shariffi7132/
Sherrife7116/
Sheriffa7111/
Zerriffi7110/
Sherifhe7110/
Shariefi718/
Cheriffi718/
Sherifee715/
Saharifi715/
Sharifiy714/
Cheraifi713/
Shahrifi713/
Sherifay712/
Cheerifi712/
Sharrifi712/
Sherifer711/
Sharifoi711/
Cherrifi711/
Sheirifa711/
Ssharifi711/
Hcherifi711/
Cheridfi711/
Shiraifi711/
Sharifii711/
Zarifi676,489/
Zerife671,290/
Zirifi67206/
Sherriffe67125/
Sarife6791/
Sarufi6782/
Şarifi6752/
Sirefi6745/
Serefa6712/
Šerife6712/
Sirife6712/
Sirifa675/
Serefe675/
Şerefi675/
Xerife674/
Zerefi674/
Zerify673/
Šerifa672/
Jetrisfid672/
Sherifych671/
Zerifa671/
Zérifi671/
Cerife671/
Shariffai671/
Zerufi671/
Şerife671/
Sorife671/
Shariefie671/
Sirjfi671/
Cherriffi671/
Scherifer670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Serifi
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