Sharife Surname
Approximately 446 people bear this surname
Sharife Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 294 | 1:45,755 | 2,122 |
| India | 37 | 1:20,731,497 | 300,213 |
| Pakistan | 33 | 1:5,413,451 | 34,034 |
| DR Congo | 27 | 1:2,736,280 | 122,818 |
| Malaysia | 16 | 1:1,843,389 | 74,511 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Philippines | 3 | 1:33,746,074 | 302,898 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
Sharife (330) may also be a first name.
Sharife Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharife Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sharife (Hindi: शरीफे, Marathi: शरीफे, Oriya: ଶରିଫ) has its highest incidence in Somalia. It can be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharife? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 670,508th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 16,339,789 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 75 percent of Sharife reside; 66 percent reside in East Africa and 66 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 482,193rd most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 330 people.
This surname is most widespread in Somalia, where it is borne by 294 people, or 1 in 45,755. Outside of Somalia this surname occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in India, where 8 percent reside and Pakistan, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sharife Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharife in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶରିଫ | saripha | - |
| Sharife in the Marathi language | ||
| शरीफे | sariphe | 69.23 |
| शरीफॅ | sariphe | 30.77 |
| Sharife in the Hindi language | ||
| शरीफे | sariphe | 47.06 |
| शरीफॅ | sariphe | 47.06 |
| शरीफ | saripha | 5.88 |
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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
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- 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 Sharife
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