Sharafy Surname

998,609th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 256 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Palestine
Highest density in:
Palestine

Sharafy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharafy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Palestine1431:31,8104,130
United Arab Emirates631:145,43311,563
Syria141:1,378,6447,647
Israel111:777,96750,646
Yemen61:4,404,21618,907
England51:11,143,612252,590
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Sharafy (31) may also be a first name.

Sharafy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sharafy is found most in Palestine. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharafy? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 998,609th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 28,466,976 people. The last name Sharafy is mostly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Sharafy reside; 95 percent reside in West Asia and 61 percent reside in Levant. It is also the 1,874,099th most frequent forename internationally. It is borne by 31 people.

It is most prevalent in Palestine, where it is carried by 143 people, or 1 in 31,810. In Palestine Sharafy is most prevalent in: Jenin Governorate, where 94 percent live, Nablus Governorate, where 6 percent live and Rafah Governorate, where 1 percent live. Outside of Palestine this last name exists in 13 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 25 percent live and Syria, where 5 percent live.

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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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  • 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 Sharafy
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