Sharifiya Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Sharifiya Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Sharifiya (169) may also be a first name.
Sharifiya Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharifiya Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sharifiya (Hindi: शरिफिया) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharifiya? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sharifiya is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 60 percent of Sharifiya reside; 60 percent reside in West Africa and 60 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 703,581st most commonly held first name world-wide, borne by 169 people.
Sharifiya is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 59,047,586. In Nigeria it is most common in: Adamawa, where 33 percent live, Sokoto, where 33 percent live and Zamfara, where 33 percent live. Aside from Nigeria this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 20 percent live and Iran, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarifiya | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sharufiya | 89 | 2 | / |
| Sharifijah | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sharifai | 82 | 90 | / |
| Sharifie | 82 | 65 | / |
| Sharifaa | 82 | 3 | / |
| Sharifay | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sharifoi | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sharifae | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sharifajaya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sharifaie | 78 | 22 | / |
| Shariffai | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sarifaa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shaharifai | 74 | 10 | / |
| Sharifajid | 74 | 2 | / |
| Sharifee | 71 | 23 | / |
| Sherifay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sharufau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharifuj | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shareefaa | 67 | 421 | / |
| Sharefeha | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sheriffai | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sherifaju | 67 | 1 | / |
| Satrifais | 67 | 1 | / |
Sharifiya Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharifiya in the Hindi language | ||
| शरिफिया | sariphiya | 72 |
| शरीफिया | sariphiya | 24 |
| शरीफीया | sariphiya | 4 |
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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 Sharifiya
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