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

Shariffa is found most in India. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shariffa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 5,391,485th most common last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. Shariffa is primarily found in Asia, where 54 percent of Shariffa reside; 38 percent reside in South Asia and 31 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 223,560th most numerous forename throughout the world It is held by 1,248 people.

This surname is most widely held in India, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is mostly concentrated in: Telangana, where 100 percent live. Outside of India this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common 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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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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