Sharifai Surname

1,967,751st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 90 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
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Sharifai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharifai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria631:2,811,79089,258
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Sharifai (24) may also be a first name.

Sharifai Last Name Facts

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

The surname Sharifai (Marathi: शरीफइ) is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Sharifai click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharifai? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sharifai is the 1,967,751st most commonly held last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 80,972,732 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Sharifai are found; 70 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sharifai is also the 2,187,323rd most frequently occurring forename internationally It is held by 24 people.

The surname Sharifai is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 63 people, or 1 in 2,811,790. In Nigeria it is most common in: Kano, where 89 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Sharifai occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent live and England, where 1 percent live.

Sharifai Last Name Statistics demography

Sharifai earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 60.39% more than the national average, earning $69,208 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharifaie9422/
Shariffai941/
Sharifi93195,524/
Sharifa9311,115/
Shaharifai8910/
Sharifajid892/
Sharifat887,431/
Sharifah88452/
Sharifad88280/
Scharifi8868/
Sharifie8865/
Shariffi8832/
Shariefa8814/
Shariffa8813/
Sharifha8811/
Sharifas8811/
Shariefi888/
Saharifi885/
Sharifiy884/
Saharifa884/
Sharifaa883/
Shahrifi883/
Sharrifi882/
Sharifiz882/
Sharifae881/
Sharifoi881/
Ssharifa881/
Sharifis881/
Shaerifi881/
Shahrifa881/
Shearifi881/
Ssharifi881/
Sharifay881/
Sharifii881/
Sarifa862,932/
Sarifi86323/
Shariffah825/
Sharifiya825/
Sheriffai825/
Satrifais821/
Sharufaie821/
Shariefie821/
Sharifich821/
Sharrifah821/
Sharriffa821/
Shahrifah821/
Sarifah806,142/
Charifi805,927/
Sherifi803,229/
Sherifa803,113/
Shorifa802,343/
Charifa80461/
Sharife80446/
Saroifa80344/
Sharufa80185/
Sharify80176/
Sharefa8086/
Sarifha8022/
Sarifat8019/
Sarifas8018/
Sahrifi807/
Sahrifa805/
Sharyfa804/
Sarrifi804/
Sarifaa801/
Sgarifi801/
Sharifashh7872/
Shariphaji781/
Sharifahat781/
Sharifijah781/
Shareefa751,551/
Sharipha75195/
Sherifah75176/
Sharifeh7529/
Sharifee7523/
Shorifah7513/
Sheriffa7511/
Sheriffi7511/
Shariphi758/
Shariffe754/
Sheraifi753/
Saraifat752/
Sherifay752/
Sharefah752/
Scherifi752/
Sarifaah751/
Sarifiya751/
Shareffa751/
Sharifuj751/
Shariffy751/
Sharufau751/
Sharuffa751/
Sharyfah751/
Shahrife751/
Sherrifi751/
Sheirifa751/
Chatrifi751/
Chariffa751/
Chharifi751/
Saarifah751/
Shearefa751/
Charifat751/
Chearifa751/
Sharifajaya741/
Zarifi716,489/
Sorifa711,713/
Serifi71967/
Sarufa71884/
Zarifa71765/
Shareefaa71421/
Serifa71190/
Chariphai71169/
Sarife7191/
Şarifi7152/
Sarefa7147/
Xarifa7125/
Sharefeha7112/
Shariefee718/
Shareefat714/
Shareeffa712/
Sharufiya712/
Shariffer712/
Shaareefa711/
Ssharipha711/
Sheriffie711/
Sherifaju711/
Sheriffah711/
Sherefa6711,433/
Sherife671,490/
Sharefe67746/
Zariffa67328/
Saripha67178/
Sarifou67126/
Sharefi6775/
Zareifi6749/
Charife6734/
Sareefa6728/
Sarivah6726/
Sharyfy6718/
Sarifee6711/
Charify679/
Zarrifi679/
Sahrefa677/
Sherufa673/
Sarefah673/
Sorifah672/
Serifih672/
Sariefe672/
Sariphi671/
Shorife671/
Sharufi671/
Seriffa671/
Charefa671/
Seriffi671/
Sharıfı671/
Shorufa671/
Sariffe671/
Sharefy671/
Chorifa671/
Cehrifi671/
Zarefai671/

Sharifai Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharifai in the Marathi language
शरीफइsaripha'i-

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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 Sharifai
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