Shariffa Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Singapore

Shariffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shariffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shariffa (1,248) may also be a first name.

Shariffa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shariffa occurs more in India more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shariffa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,391,485th most commonly occurring family name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 54 percent of Shariffa are found; 38 percent are found in South Asia and 31 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. Shariffa is also the 223,560th most frequently held first name at a global level, held by 1,248 people.

The surname is most common in India, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 100 percent live. Outside of India it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 23 percent live and Malaysia, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shariffah945/
Shariffai941/
Sharriffa941/
Sharifa9311,115/
Sharifat887,431/
Sharifah88452/
Sharifad88280/
Sharifai8890/
Shariffi8832/
Shariefa8814/
Sheriffa8811/
Sharifha8811/
Sharifas8811/
Shariffe884/
Saharifa884/
Sharifaa883/
Shareffa881/
Ssharifa881/
Shariffy881/
Sharuffa881/
Shahrifa881/
Chariffa881/
Sharifay881/
Sarifa862,932/
Sheriffai825/
Shareeffa822/
Shariffer822/
Sharrifah821/
Sheriffah821/
Shahrifah821/
Sharifi80195,524/
Sarifah806,142/
Sherifa803,113/
Shorifa802,343/
Charifa80461/
Sharife80446/
Saroifa80344/
Zariffa80328/
Sharifo80320/
Sharufa80185/
Sharify80176/
Sharefa8086/
Sarifha8022/
Sarifat8019/
Sarifas8018/
Sahrifa805/
Sharyfa804/
Seriffa801/
Sarifaa801/
Sariffe801/
Sharifashh7872/
Shaharifai7810/
Sharifahat781/
Shareefa751,551/
Sharipha75195/
Sherifah75176/
Scharifi7568/
Sharifie7565/
Sharifeh7529/
Sharifee7523/
Shorifah7513/
Shariefi758/
Saharifi755/
Sharifiy754/
Shahrifi753/
Sariffee753/
Saraifat752/
Sherifay752/
Sharefah752/
Sharrifi752/
Sharifiz752/
Sarifaah751/
Shereffa751/
Sharifoi751/
Sharifot751/
Sharifuj751/
Sharifis751/
Sharufau751/
Sharyfah751/
Shahrife751/
Sheirifa751/
Shearifi751/
Ssharifi751/
Saarifah751/
Shearefa751/
Sharifii751/
Charifat751/
Chearifa751/
Sorifa711,713/
Sarufa71884/
Zarifa71765/
Shareefaa71421/
Sarifi71323/
Serifa71190/
Sarife7191/
Sarefa7147/
Sarifo7137/
Xarifa7125/
Chariffou7115/
Sharefeha7112/
Shariefee718/
Shareefat714/
Satrifais711/
Shaareefa711/
Ssharipha711/
Shariefie711/
Sharifich711/
Sherriffo710/
Sherefa6711,433/
Charifi675,927/
Sharefe67746/
Saripha67178/
Sarifou67126/
Sharefi6775/
Charifo6743/
Charife6734/
Sareefa6728/
Sarivah6726/
Sharyfy6718/
Sarifee6711/
Saruffo6710/
Charify679/
Sahrifi677/
Xariffe677/
Sahrefa677/
Sarrifi674/
Sherifo674/
Sherufa673/
Sarefah673/
Sorifah672/
Zariffe672/
Sariefe672/
Shorife671/
Charefa671/
Sharıfı671/
Shorufa671/
Sgarifi671/
Sharefy671/
Chorifa671/

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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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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Shariffa
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