Shariffah Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Shariffah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
Shariffah (1,629) may also be a first name.
Shariffah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shariffah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shariffah occurs more in Malaysia more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Shariffah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shariffah? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most common family name globally It is held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. Shariffah is primarily found in Asia, where 80 percent of Shariffah live; 80 percent live in Southeast Asia and 60 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 191,171st most commonly held first name in the world, borne by 1,629 people.
The last name Shariffah is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 9,831,408. In Malaysia Shariffah is mostly found in: Labuan, where 33 percent live, Selangor, where 33 percent live and Terengganu, where 33 percent live. Excluding Malaysia Shariffah exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Singapore, where 20 percent live and Uganda, where 20 percent live.
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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 Shariffah
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