Sharifi Surname

2,865th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 195,524 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Sharifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran187,8401:40941
Afghanistan2,1571:14,906872
United States1,6451:220,34021,384
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Canada5031:73,2528,317
Egypt3971:231,57616,276
Sweden3131:31,4592,567
England2931:190,16416,878
Germany1931:417,12737,973
Netherlands1501:112,58117,977
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Australia1011:267,28424,253
United Arab Emirates961:95,4408,441
Tajikistan821:102,2771,515
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
India731:10,507,745199,418
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Hong Kong701:104,7931,905
Russia661:2,183,683132,197
Denmark621:91,0448,699
Syria621:311,3074,547
Norway471:109,41014,618
Lebanon391:144,5417,224
Belgium371:310,72035,739
Finland371:148,56013,684
Malaysia371:797,14136,924
France311:2,142,668174,004
New Zealand301:150,94417,319
Thailand291:2,435,805267,220
Nigeria281:6,326,527151,186
Austria281:304,12334,120
Pakistan241:7,443,49540,927
Kazakhstan201:884,12554,571
Switzerland191:432,25931,718
Yemen151:1,761,68612,726
Greece151:738,65380,079
Brazil141:15,291,024280,658
Spain121:3,896,00372,236
Scotland101:535,38220,332
Israel91:950,84857,975
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Poland71:5,429,821146,768
Oman61:614,6626,082
Philippines61:16,873,037249,062
Qatar61:393,00055,922
China51:273,464,31313,838
Belarus51:1,900,21297,012
Mexico51:24,825,24158,251
Turkey51:15,564,284149,633
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Cyprus31:294,9598,690
Azerbaijan31:3,216,37432,290
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Northern Cyprus21:159,5069,062
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Armenia21:1,465,09016,492
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Nicaragua11:6,021,0908,768
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295

Sharifi (3,522) may also be a first name.

Sharifi Last Name Facts

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

Sharifi (Arabic: الشريفي, Hindi: शरीफी, Marathi: शरीफी, Oriya: ସରଫି, Russian: Шарифи) is found most frequently in Iran. It may occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharifi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,865th most commonly held surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 37,272 people. The last name Sharifi is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Sharifi live; 97 percent live in South Asia and 97 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Sharifi is also the 119,524th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 3,522 people.

Sharifi is most frequently used in Iran, where it is held by 187,840 people, or 1 in 409. In Iran it is primarily concentrated in: Tehran Province, where 15 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 12 percent reside and Isfahan Province, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Iran this last name is found in 85 countries. It is also common in Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Sharifi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Russia and Shiite (66%) in Lebanon.

In The United States Sharifi are 1.58% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 54.81% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Sharifi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 27.5% less than the national average, earning 250,921 kr per year; in United States they earn 35.17% more than the national average, earning $58,326 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.33% more than the national average, earning $54,320 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Sharifi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharifi in the Oriya language
ସରଫିsaraphi-
Sharifi in the Marathi language
शरीफीsariphi94.44
शरीिफsariipha5.56
Sharifi in the Hindi language
शरीफीsariphi87.5
शरीफsaripha6.25
शरिफीsariphi6.25
Sharifi in the Russian language
Шарифиsarifi-
Sharifi in the Arabic language
الشريفيalshryfy-
شريفىshryfy-
شريفيshryfy-

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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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