Sharefan Surname

1,504,764th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 139 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Guyana

Sharefan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharefan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan1361:1,313,55815,128
Guyana11:762,22114,420
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sharefan (6,723) may also be a first name.

Sharefan Last Name Facts

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

Sharefan (Hindi: शरीफन) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharefan? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,504,764th most frequent surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 52,428,388 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sharefan reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 79,663rd most commonly held first name worldwide, held by 6,723 people.

It is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 1,313,558. In Pakistan Sharefan is most prevalent in: Sindh, where 95 percent are found, Punjab, where 4 percent are found and Balochistan, where 1 percent are found. Beside Pakistan Sharefan exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Guyana, where 1 percent are found and India, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sharefan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharefan in the Hindi language
शरीफनsariphana-

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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 Sharefan
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