Sharifs Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Sharifs Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Sharifs Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharifs Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sharifs is borne by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Sharifs.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharifs? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 7,593,402nd most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Sharifs is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sharifs live; 67 percent live in South Asia and 50 percent live in Islamic South Asia.
The last name Sharifs is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 25,594,175. In Iran Sharifs is most numerous in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 33 percent are found, Mazandaran Province, where 33 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 33 percent are found. Not including Iran this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in India, where 17 percent are found and Malaysia, where 17 percent are found.
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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 Sharifs
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