Shairif Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Shairif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 5 | 1:35,728,777 | 102,388 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
Shairif (12) may also be a first name.
Shairif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shairif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shairif (Hindi: शैरिफ) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shairif? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 6,360,413th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Shairif live; 100 percent live in South Asia and 56 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name in the world, borne by 12 people.
Shairif is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 35,728,777. In Pakistan Shairif is most prevalent in: Punjab, where 60 percent are found, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 20 percent are found and Sindh, where 20 percent are found. Barring Pakistan Shairif is found in one country. It is also common in India, where 44 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shairif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shairif in the Hindi language | ||
| शैरिफ | sairipha | 60 |
| शैरीफ | sairipha | 40 |
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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 Shairif
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