Sharifan Surname

72,973rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,753 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Sharifan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharifan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan5,1011:35,0211,639
Iran1,3591:56,4996,166
India1921:3,995,132108,566
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Guyana101:76,2225,818
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England51:11,143,612252,590
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Sharifan (39,876) may also be a first name.

Sharifan Last Name Facts

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

Sharifan (Hindi: शरीफन, Marathi: शरीफन) is borne by more people in Pakistan than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharifan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 72,973rd most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,079,157 people. Sharifan is mostly found in Asia, where 99 percent of Sharifan reside; 99 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 22,255th most numerous first name in the world, held by 39,876 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Pakistan, where it is carried by 5,101 people, or 1 in 35,021. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Sindh, where 94 percent live, Punjab, where 6 percent live and Balochistan, where 0 percent live. Excluding Pakistan this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 20 percent live and India, where 3 percent live.

Sharifan Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sharifan surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 100% registered with the party.

Sharifan earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 31.05% more than the national average, earning $56,547 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sharifan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharifan in the Hindi language
शरीफनsariphana97.94
शरीफ़नsarifana1.16
शरिफनsariphana0.46
शरिफ़नsarifana0.14
शरीफानsariphana0.1
शारीफनsariphana0.08
शरीफंsaripham0.05
शरीफँsaripham0.02
शरीफऩsariphana0.02
शारिफनsariphana0.02
श्ारीफनsariphana0.01
शरीफुनsariphuna0.01
Sharifan in the Marathi language
शरीफनsariphana86.36
शरीफानsariphana13.64

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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 Sharifan
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