Sharfy Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Libya

Sharfy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharfy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Sharfy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sharfy is found most in Sudan. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharfy? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sharfy is the 3,485,539th most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. The surname Sharfy occurs predominantly in Africa, where 63 percent of Sharfy are found; 63 percent are found in North Africa and 63 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Sudan, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 2,344,387. Beside Sudan this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 13 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scharfy9290/
Sharfey920/
Sarfy914/
Sharfi8320,055/
Sherfy83449/
Sharfa83188/
Sharfe8388/
Sarffy832/
Charfy832/
Searfy831/
Scharfe772,452/
Sherfey77939/
Sharffe7717/
Schárfy7716/
Sharfer7711/
Zaharfy779/
Sharfee778/
Sharffi776/
Sharfit773/
Scharfi772/
Sharfeh772/
Sharfaa772/
Sharfie772/
Scharfè771/
Sharfet771/
Sharfaj771/
Sharfhi771/
Sharfai771/
Sharfii771/
Sharıfı771/
Shahrfi771/
Sharfgi771/
Shairfi771/
Sherfay770/
Sarfi73611/
Sarfa73157/
Sárfy7347/
Sarfe7326/
Serfy731/
Scharfer7190/
Scharffe7186/
Sharfetz717/
Sharffer714/
Sharfeed713/
Sharffet712/
Sharfish712/
Sharfeez711/
Shahrfit711/
Sharffih711/
Charfi674,563/
Sherfi673,413/
Sarfoa67569/
Sorfay6757/
Serfuy6755/
Sarfaj6747/
Charfe6746/
Sárffy6739/
Scharffer6734/
Sharpfish6726/
Sherfe6715/
Shorfa6713/
Sarfis679/
Sarfeh678/
Sarfer677/
Szörfy677/
Sarfui676/
Sarfio674/
Sarfej673/
Sarfij673/
Sarrfa673/
Szorfy672/
Saarfi672/
Sarphy672/
Schaerffe672/
Sarfee672/
Sairfa671/
Searfe671/
Sarfha671/
Sarfid671/
Sarfoj671/
Scharfehr671/
Scharffee671/
Shorfi671/
Serfay671/
Sahrfi671/
Sarvfi671/
Sarfed671/
Sarfet671/
Sarffi671/
Scharpfer671/
Sarrfi671/
Sarfes670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sharfy
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