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) is more frequently found in Somalia than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharife? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 670,508th most commonly used surname in the world, held by around 1 in 16,339,789 people. The surname Sharife occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Sharife are found; 66 percent are found in East Africa and 66 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Sharife is also the 482,193rd most frequent forename in the world, borne by 330 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Somalia, where it is held by 294 people, or 1 in 45,755. Besides Somalia it occurs in 28 countries. It also occurs in India, where 8 percent are found and Pakistan, where 7 percent are found.
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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