Shariff Surname

10,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 52,945 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Shariff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shariff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia12,9591:2,381293
Malaysia10,9881:2,684399
Kenya6,3261:7,300971
India4,0811:187,96011,416
Nigeria3,7591:47,1253,655
Tanzania2,1701:24,3972,995
Ethiopia1,6101:60,5886,165
Somalia1,5681:8,579636
United States1,4551:249,11323,706
Bangladesh1,0811:147,4165,565
Sri Lanka8771:23,7273,118
England7651:72,8348,324
Canada7291:50,5436,124
Oman6311:5,845841
United Arab Emirates4531:20,2262,344
Ghana4161:64,9546,785
Bahrain3671:3,675626
Pakistan3351:533,2658,932
South Africa3021:179,39619,719
Malawi2351:72,8479,384
Fiji2201:4,065748
Liberia2101:20,9932,102
Philippines2011:503,67359,029
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
Qatar1471:16,0411,752
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
Brunei1021:4,105652
Guyana711:10,7361,577
Australia641:421,80833,593
Hong Kong561:130,9912,371
Botswana501:43,7398,388
New Zealand421:107,81714,061
Uganda301:1,301,30950,636
Indonesia291:4,560,317223,141
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Thailand241:2,943,264289,518
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
Brazil211:10,194,016213,214
Sweden191:518,25037,550
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Zimbabwe171:908,13259,260
Scotland161:334,61415,044
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Wales121:257,87814,969
Iran101:7,678,252153,484
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
China61:227,886,92811,701
Japan61:21,307,38248,838
Norway51:1,028,45761,363
France51:13,284,544357,392
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Seychelles41:23,0981,012
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Djibouti41:228,733966
Ireland41:1,177,23516,494
Trinidad and Tobago41:340,99412,383
Vietnam31:30,882,0184,101
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Iceland31:126,6975,403
Mauritius31:431,13912,721
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Zambia21:7,924,96145,994
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Comoros11:749,524685
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Maldives11:404,1727,269
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England61:4,062,562101,150
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Shariff (11,109) may also be a first name.

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharieff931,566/
Sharriff9384/
Shareiff9319/
Sahariff9315/
Sheariff936/
Sharifff935/
Shariffe934/
Shahriff934/
Schariff931/
Sharaiff931/
Shasriff931/
Shaariff931/
Sharif921,007,485/
Sariff92508/
Sharrieff88297/
Saharieff882/
Shahariff882/
Sharriffs881/
Shaahriff881/
Shaerriff881/
Sheriff86131,958/
Sharief8650,820/
Shareif8611,664/
Sharrif86662/
Sharife86446/
Shahrif86370/
Shareff86157/
Saharif86113/
Sharaif8636/
Chariff8633/
Saeriff8632/
Scharif8631/
Shaarif8629/
Sahriff8622/
Shearif8611/
Sharifh869/
Shairif869/
Sharift867/
Sharifs866/
Shasrif864/
Shoriff863/
Sharuif863/
Shharif863/
Szariff862/
Sharipf862/
Sehriff862/
Sarriff862/
Ssharif862/
Sgariff862/
Sharifp862/
Sharidf862/
Saariff862/
Sharifz861/
Sharisf861/
Shaerif861/
Shariof861/
Shatrif861/
Sariffe861/
Shsarif861/
Shzarif861/
Sharhif861/
Sharitf861/
Sjharif861/
Hsharif861/
Sarif8329,329/
Shariffová823/
Sherriff806,792/
Scheriff80227/
Sherieff80116/
Sharrief8029/
Shareeff8022/
Sherifff806/
Sheraiff805/
Sheeriff802/
Shheriff802/
Shereiff801/
Sheroiff801/
Shargoif801/
Shearift801/
Shaharif801/
Sheiriff801/
Saharief801/
Shahrief801/
Shahrife801/
Sharreif801/
Sherif77317,300/
Sharef7723,082/
Charif7720,152/
Shorif7712,023/
Sharib771,108/
Sahrif77565/
Sjarif77513/
Sarief77211/
Seriff77158/
Sarife7791/
Siarif7781/
Shariv7767/
Zariff7763/
Sharyf7754/
Sarrif7736/
Saarif7728/
Xariff7715/
Sayrif7713/
Sareff7710/
Hsarif775/
Ssarif774/
Sgarif774/
Saerif773/
Sarifh771/
Saraif771/
Saripf771/
Soriff771/
Shärif771/
Sarift771/
Sarzif771/
Sareif771/
Sharifova7536,181/
Sherrieff7511/
Sharifová753/
Sherreiff752/
Scherriff751/
Shareef71337,333/
Sherief716,833/
Shariph714,042/
Shereif711,236/
Sherrif71972/
Sharefe71746/
Sheraif71240/
Sjarief71189/
Charrif71183/
Shariev71173/
Sahariv71129/
Shereff7195/
Sharref7156/
Charife7134/
Sahrief7131/
Shareaf7131/
Shahref7117/
Sheerif7115/
Shairef7115/
Scherif7113/
Charhif719/
Sheyrif718/
Seeriff716/
Sheirif715/
Sahraif715/
Shariov714/
Saharef714/
Charaif713/
Scharef713/
Sceriff712/
Chareif712/
Shorife711/
Shherif711/
Sereiff711/
Shariow711/
Shaeref711/
Sorriff711/
Sareeff711/
Sehreff711/
Sieriff711/
Sherifh711/
Saarief711/
Shareib711/
Sharıfı711/
Sarhief711/
Sheryff711/
Sa'arif711/
Shehrif711/
Shorief711/
Sharefh711/
Sharhib711/
Serriff710/
Zarif6750,779/
Sorif673,673/
Serif671,394/
Sarib67701/
Saref67206/
Shaireef6725/
Sariv6721/
Sarifova6720/
Sherrief6717/
Shahariw677/
Xarif676/
Schareef675/
Scherief675/
Saryf675/
Shaareef675/
Sherreff673/
Sahariev673/
Shareefp673/
Shareefs673/
Şarif673/
Sahareib673/
Shareefh672/
Sharreef672/
Scherrif672/
Sharieph671/
Sahariph671/
Schereff671/
Shsharib671/
Shhareef671/
Shargeef671/
Sharriph671/
Sheireff671/
Shereeff671/
Shooyrif671/
Sshareef671/
Sahareiv671/
Sheeryff671/
Sxhareef671/
Hshareef671/
Shareedf671/
Shareefz671/
Shatreef671/
Schoripf670/

Shariff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shariff in the Hindi language
शारिफsaripha-
Shariff in the Marathi language
शरीsari91.3
शारीsari8.7
Shariff in the Oriya language
ସରିଫsaripha30.43
ସାରିଫsaripha17.39
ଶରିଫsaripha17.39
ସାରିsari8.7
ସରିଫ୍sariph8.7
ସରିsari8.7
ଷରିଫsaripha4.35
ଶାରିଫsaripha4.35
Shariff in the Russian language
Шариффsariff-

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