Shariff Surname
Approximately 52,945 people bear this surname
Shariff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 12,959 | 1:2,381 | 293 |
| Malaysia | 10,988 | 1:2,684 | 399 |
| Kenya | 6,326 | 1:7,300 | 971 |
| India | 4,081 | 1:187,960 | 11,416 |
| Nigeria | 3,759 | 1:47,125 | 3,655 |
| Tanzania | 2,170 | 1:24,397 | 2,995 |
| Ethiopia | 1,610 | 1:60,588 | 6,165 |
| Somalia | 1,568 | 1:8,579 | 636 |
| United States | 1,455 | 1:249,113 | 23,706 |
| Bangladesh | 1,081 | 1:147,416 | 5,565 |
| Sri Lanka | 877 | 1:23,727 | 3,118 |
| England | 765 | 1:72,834 | 8,324 |
| Canada | 729 | 1:50,543 | 6,124 |
| Oman | 631 | 1:5,845 | 841 |
| United Arab Emirates | 453 | 1:20,226 | 2,344 |
| Ghana | 416 | 1:64,954 | 6,785 |
| Bahrain | 367 | 1:3,675 | 626 |
| Pakistan | 335 | 1:533,265 | 8,932 |
| South Africa | 302 | 1:179,396 | 19,719 |
| Malawi | 235 | 1:72,847 | 9,384 |
| Fiji | 220 | 1:4,065 | 748 |
| Liberia | 210 | 1:20,993 | 2,102 |
| Philippines | 201 | 1:503,673 | 59,029 |
| Kuwait | 193 | 1:19,693 | 2,634 |
| Qatar | 147 | 1:16,041 | 1,752 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| Brunei | 102 | 1:4,105 | 652 |
| Guyana | 71 | 1:10,736 | 1,577 |
| Australia | 64 | 1:421,808 | 33,593 |
| Hong Kong | 56 | 1:130,991 | 2,371 |
| Botswana | 50 | 1:43,739 | 8,388 |
| New Zealand | 42 | 1:107,817 | 14,061 |
| Uganda | 30 | 1:1,301,309 | 50,636 |
| Indonesia | 29 | 1:4,560,317 | 223,141 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Thailand | 24 | 1:2,943,264 | 289,518 |
| Germany | 22 | 1:3,659,339 | 158,771 |
| Brazil | 21 | 1:10,194,016 | 213,214 |
| Sweden | 19 | 1:518,250 | 37,550 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Zimbabwe | 17 | 1:908,132 | 59,260 |
| Scotland | 16 | 1:334,614 | 15,044 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Wales | 12 | 1:257,878 | 14,969 |
| Iran | 10 | 1:7,678,252 | 153,484 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| China | 6 | 1:227,886,928 | 11,701 |
| Japan | 6 | 1:21,307,382 | 48,838 |
| Norway | 5 | 1:1,028,457 | 61,363 |
| France | 5 | 1:13,284,544 | 357,392 |
| Denmark | 5 | 1:1,128,943 | 52,970 |
| Seychelles | 4 | 1:23,098 | 1,012 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Ireland | 4 | 1:1,177,235 | 16,494 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 4 | 1:340,994 | 12,383 |
| Vietnam | 3 | 1:30,882,018 | 4,101 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Iceland | 3 | 1:126,697 | 5,403 |
| Mauritius | 3 | 1:431,139 | 12,721 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Zambia | 2 | 1:7,924,961 | 45,994 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Papua New Guinea | 2 | 1:4,076,858 | 165,791 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1:3,431,758 | 38,295 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 6 | 1:4,062,562 | 101,150 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 1:16,739,561 | 595,711 |
Shariff (11,109) may also be a first name.
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Shariff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shariff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shariff (Hindi: शारिफ, Marathi: शरी, Oriya: ସରିଫ, Russian: Шарифф) is found in Saudi Arabia more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Shariff click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shariff? popularity and diffusion
The surname Shariff is the 10,611th most frequently occurring family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 137,644 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 62 percent of Shariff are found; 28 percent are found in West Asia and 28 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Shariff is also the 57,097th most frequent forename globally, held by 11,109 people.
The last name Shariff is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, where it is borne by 12,959 people, or 1 in 2,381. Beside Saudi Arabia it occurs in 88 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 21 percent are found and Kenya, where 12 percent are found.
Shariff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Shariff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 48,500 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 12,750 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Shariff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Shariff last name is predominantly Muslim (75%) in Kenya and Muslim (92%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Shariff surname are 1.22% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 52.01% registered to vote for the party.
The amount Shariff earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 10.68% less than the national average, earning 309,109 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 117.12% more than the national average, earning R 515,952 per year; in United States they earn 28.84% more than the national average, earning $55,594 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.18% more than the national average, earning $60,206 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shariff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shariff in the Hindi language | ||
| शारिफ | saripha | - |
| Shariff in the Marathi language | ||
| शरी | sari | 91.3 |
| शारी | sari | 8.7 |
| Shariff in the Oriya language | ||
| ସରିଫ | saripha | 30.43 |
| ସାରିଫ | saripha | 17.39 |
| ଶରିଫ | saripha | 17.39 |
| ସାରି | sari | 8.7 |
| ସରିଫ୍ | sariph | 8.7 |
| ସରି | sari | 8.7 |
| ଷରିଫ | saripha | 4.35 |
| ଶାରିଫ | saripha | 4.35 |
| Shariff in the Russian language | ||
| Шарифф | sariff | - |
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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 Shariff
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