Sharef Surname

23,460th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23,082 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Libya

Sharef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan13,3361:13,396916
Libya6,8121:917215
Saudi Arabia1,0731:28,7574,075
Egypt7321:125,59510,096
Somalia3921:34,3161,714
India2601:2,950,25188,919
Iraq941:372,5716,843
United States621:5,846,112285,490
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Malaysia441:670,32331,889
Iran401:1,919,56369,574
Canada241:1,535,233104,339
Sweden211:468,89333,666
Nigeria201:8,857,138186,571
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Qatar161:147,37516,023
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Russia71:20,589,008462,339
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Jordan51:1,768,48719,843
England51:11,143,612252,590
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Yemen41:6,606,32425,896
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
France11:66,422,722504,397
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Maldives11:404,1727,269
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Sharef (3,522) may also be a first name.

Sharef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sharef (Hindi: शरीफ, Marathi: शारेफ, Russian: Шареф) is found in Pakistan more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharef? popularity and diffusion

Sharef is the 23,460th most commonly held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 315,724 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 65 percent of Sharef reside; 59 percent reside in South Asia and 58 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 119,524th most numerous first name globally, held by 3,522 people.

The surname Sharef is most prevalent in Pakistan, where it is carried by 13,336 people, or 1 in 13,396. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Punjab, where 47 percent are found, Sindh, where 22 percent are found and Azad Jammu and Kashmir, where 9 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan it occurs in 50 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 30 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 5 percent are found.

Sharef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Sharef has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sharef surname grew 1,033 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sharef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sharef surname are 38.44% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sharef earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.59% more than the national average, earning $45,992 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.73% less than the national average, earning $44,350 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shareef92337,333/
Sharief9250,820/
Shareif9211,664/
Sharefe92746/
Shareff92157/
Sharref9256/
Shareaf9231/
Shahref9217/
Shairef9215/
Saharef924/
Scharef923/
Shaeref921/
Sharefh921/
Saref91206/
Sharieff861,566/
Sharrief8629/
Shaireef8625/
Shareeff8622/
Shareiff8619/
Schareef865/
Shaareef865/
Shareefp863/
Shareefs863/
Shareefh862/
Sharreef862/
Shhareef861/
Shargeef861/
Saharief861/
Shahrief861/
Sshareef861/
Sxhareef861/
Hshareef861/
Sharreif861/
Shareedf861/
Shareefz861/
Shatreef861/
Sharif831,007,485/
Charef8324,796/
Sharew8311,783/
Sheref835,889/
Sareef83950/
Sarief83211/
Sarefe8367/
Sharyf8354/
Shoref8326/
Shareb8319/
Sahref8313/
Sarefh8311/
Sareff8310/
Sharev839/
Sareaf832/
Saeref831/
Sehref831/
Sasref831/
Sarref831/
Sareif831/
Sharrieff80297/
Saharieff802/
Shariff7752,945/
Shereef779,075/
Sherief776,833/
Shereif771,236/
Sharrif77662/
Sharife77446/
Shahrif77370/
Shareev77214/
Sjarief77189/
Shariev77173/
Shareva77114/
Saharif77113/
Shereff7795/
Saharev7741/
Sharaif7736/
Scharif7731/
Sahrief7731/
Shaarif7729/
Shareeb7715/
Shearif7711/
Shoreef7711/
Sharifh779/
Shairif779/
Sharift777/
Sharifs776/
Charefe775/
Charref775/
Sahreaf775/
Shasrif774/
Saareef774/
Sharuif773/
Shharif773/
Chareft772/
Chareif772/
Sharipf772/
Sjareef772/
Ssharif772/
Sharifp772/
Sharidf772/
Sareefe771/
Sarreef771/
Sarreft771/
Scharev771/
Shareph771/
Sharifz771/
Sharisf771/
Shaureb771/
Sareeff771/
Sehreff771/
Chareef771/
Shaerif771/
Saarief771/
Hsareef771/
Shariof771/
Shatrif771/
Shareib771/
Sharıfı771/
Sheeref771/
Sahrref771/
Sarhief771/
Sheiref771/
Chaaref771/
Shsarif771/
Shzarif771/
Shorief771/
Sharhif771/
Sharitf771/
Sjharif771/
Hsharif771/
Shoeref770/
Sarif7329,329/
Zaref734,788/
Sarev73389/
Seref7398/
Soref7380/
Sareb7323/
Xaref7311/
Sarew739/
Saryf735/
Sherieff71116/
Sharriff7184/
Sahareva7153/
Shareeph7120/
Sherrief7117/
Sahariff7115/
Shcharev7110/
Sheariff716/
Scherief715/
Sharifff715/
Shariffe714/
Shahriff714/
Sherreff713/
Sahariev713/
Sahareib713/
Sharieph711/
Schareva711/
Schariff711/
Schereff711/
Shereiff711/
Shargoif711/
Shahreeb711/
Sharaiff711/
Shearift711/
Shaharif711/
Sheireff711/
Shereeff711/
Shaurebh711/
Shahrife711/
Sahareiv711/
Saharevs711/
Shasriff711/
Sherreef711/
Shhareva711/
Shaariff711/
Scherepf710/
Schoeref710/
Sherif67317,300/
Sharifova6736,181/
Charif6720,152/
Zareef6714,706/
Shorif6712,023/
Sariev676,733/
Sharib671,108/
Sahrif67565/
Sareva67532/
Sjarif67513/
Sariff67508/
Zareif67309/
Charyf67274/
Sareab67100/
Sarife6791/
Sereef6784/
Siarif6781/
Sharyfova6779/
Shariv6767/
Soreff6764/
Sareev6755/
Sherev6752/
Sarrif6736/
Sereff6734/
Saarif6728/
Soiref6725/
Soyref6723/
Seiref6719/
Sareiv6718/
Choref6714/
Sayrif6713/
Sheereefh6713/
Sherrieff6711/
Sieref6710/
Zareff678/
Sareph676/
Sareew676/
Serief675/
Hsarif675/
Shoreb675/
Charev674/
Ssarif674/
Shorev674/
Sgarif674/
Charew674/
Zzaref674/
Sareeb673/
Saerif673/
Sharifová673/
Sherreiff672/
Saurev672/
Sairev672/
Zarref672/
Shahariff672/
Sarifh671/
Saerev671/
Saureb671/
Saraif671/
Saripf671/
Sarojf671/
Siarev671/
Shereefph671/
Sereaf671/
Sharjv671/
Sharriffs671/
Shaahriff671/
Shaerriff671/
Seyref671/
Siarew671/
Shärif671/
Sariew671/
Sarift671/
Souref671/
Xhareb671/
Sarzif671/
Sarreb671/
Sareaw671/
Saerew671/
Shaaareeb671/
Shchahrev671/
Zareaf671/
Searev670/
Sarews670/
Shorew670/

Sharef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharef in the Marathi language
शारेफsarepha-
Sharef in the Hindi language
शरीफsaripha91.67
शरीफ़sarifa8.33
Sharef in the Russian language
Шарефsaref-

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