Sharifia Surname

2,352,516th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 66 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Israel

Sharifia Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharifia Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran471:1,633,67162,881
Israel181:475,42436,085
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Sharifia (137) may also be a first name.

Sharifia Last Name Facts

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

Sharifia is more commonly found in Iran than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharifia? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,352,516th most frequently occurring surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 110,417,362 people. The surname Sharifia occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Sharifia reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 790,880th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 137 people.

The last name Sharifia is most prevalent in Iran, where it is carried by 47 people, or 1 in 1,633,671. In Iran Sharifia is most common in: Yazd Province, where 89 percent are found, Ardabil Province, where 2 percent are found and Ilam Province, where 2 percent are found. Other than Iran Sharifia occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Israel, where 27 percent are found and Pakistan, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharifiha941/
Sharifiat941/
Sharifias941/
Sharifijah891/
Sarifiah8819/
Sarufia8012/
Sjariefiah7827/
Sharifijou781/
Seraifia751/
Sharifjo751/
Sharefeha7112/
Sharifjoo716/
Sariphias710/
Serefia6730/
Serifio671/
Serefio533/
Séréfio531/

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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 Sharifia
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