Sharef Surname
Approximately 23,082 people bear this surname
Sharef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 13,336 | 1:13,396 | 916 |
| Libya | 6,812 | 1:917 | 215 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1,073 | 1:28,757 | 4,075 |
| Egypt | 732 | 1:125,595 | 10,096 |
| Somalia | 392 | 1:34,316 | 1,714 |
| India | 260 | 1:2,950,251 | 88,919 |
| Iraq | 94 | 1:372,571 | 6,843 |
| United States | 62 | 1:5,846,112 | 285,490 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Malaysia | 44 | 1:670,323 | 31,889 |
| Iran | 40 | 1:1,919,563 | 69,574 |
| Canada | 24 | 1:1,535,233 | 104,339 |
| Sweden | 21 | 1:468,893 | 33,666 |
| Nigeria | 20 | 1:8,857,138 | 186,571 |
| Germany | 18 | 1:4,472,526 | 177,866 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Russia | 7 | 1:20,589,008 | 462,339 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| Jordan | 5 | 1:1,768,487 | 19,843 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Brazil | 5 | 1:42,814,866 | 547,158 |
| Bahrain | 4 | 1:337,152 | 6,054 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Yemen | 4 | 1:6,606,324 | 25,896 |
| Liberia | 3 | 1:1,469,512 | 38,766 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Australia | 2 | 1:13,497,850 | 222,987 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Finland | 2 | 1:2,748,351 | 72,663 |
| Philippines | 2 | 1:50,619,112 | 341,003 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Zimbabwe | 1 | 1:15,438,240 | 133,260 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 6 | 1:8,369,781 | 355,680 |
Sharef (3,522) may also be a first name.
Sharef Demographics
Average Sharef Salary in
United States
$45,992 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Sharef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharef in the Marathi language | ||
| शारेफ | sarepha | - |
| Sharef in the Hindi language | ||
| शरीफ | saripha | 91.67 |
| शरीफ़ | sarifa | 8.33 |
| Sharef in the Russian language | ||
| Шареф | saref | - |
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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 Sharef
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