Shaarif Surname
Approximately 29 people bear this surname
Shaarif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Pakistan | 9 | 1:19,849,321 | 72,658 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Maldives | 3 | 1:134,724 | 4,057 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
Shaarif (76) may also be a first name.
Shaarif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shaarif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shaarif (Hindi: शारिफ) occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shaarif? popularity and diffusion
The last name Shaarif is the 3,665,662nd most widely held family name in the world, held by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. The last name Shaarif is primarily found in Asia, where 97 percent of Shaarif live; 62 percent live in South Asia and 41 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,107,702nd most widely held first name throughout the world, held by 76 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Malaysia, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 3,277,136. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Kuala Lumpur, where 56 percent are found, Selangor, where 33 percent are found and Perak, where 11 percent are found. Barring Malaysia this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 31 percent are found and India, where 21 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shaarif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shaarif in the Hindi language | ||
| शारिफ | saripha | 75 |
| शारीफ | saripha | 25 |
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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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- 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 Shaarif
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