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Where Does The Last Name Sharif Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Sharif (Arabic: الشريف, Bengali: শরীফ, Hindi: शरीफ, Marathi: शरीफ, Oriya: ସରିଫ, Russian: Шариф) has its highest incidence in Pakistan. It can also occur in the variant forms: Shärif. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharif? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The last name is the 536^th most commonly occurring last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 7,233 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 79 percent of Sharif are found; 75 percent are found in South Asia and 71 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sharif is also the 2,718^th most common first name globally. It is borne by 381,337 people.

This last name is most commonly held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 474,768 people, or 1 in 376. In Pakistan it is mostly concentrated in: Punjab, where 88 percent live, Sindh, where 9 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 2 percent live. Other than Pakistan it exists in 131 countries. It is also found in Bangladesh, where 17 percent live and India, where 6 percent live.

Sharif Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The frequency of Sharif has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 212,300 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sharif Last Name Statistics ^demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Sharif last name is primarily Muslim (100%) in Russia, Muslim (77%) in Kenya and Muslim (99%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Sharif surname are 0.16% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.07% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sharif earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 7.64% less than the national average, earning €27,735 per year; in Norway they earn 28.78% less than the national average, earning 246,465 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 114.72% more than the national average, earning R 510,264 per year; in United States they earn 9.87% more than the national average, earning $47,409 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.18% less than the national average, earning $49,096 CAD per year.