Sharift Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Malaysia

Sharift Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharift Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia51:5,898,845196,803
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sharift (12) may also be a first name.

Sharift Last Name Facts

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

Sharift (Hindi: शरीफत, Marathi: शरीफत) is found most frequently in Malaysia. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharift? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most common surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 86 percent of Sharift are found; 71 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 71 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Sharift is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held forename in the world. It is borne by 12 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Malaysia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia it is mostly found in: Kedah, where 20 percent live, Kuala Lumpur, where 20 percent live and Negeri Sembilan, where 20 percent live. Outside of Malaysia this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in India, where 14 percent live and The United States, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shearift931/
Sharif921,007,485/
Sarift921/
Shariff8652,945/
Sharief8650,820/
Shareif8611,664/
Sharrif86662/
Sharife86446/
Shahrif86370/
Saharif86113/
Sharaif8636/
Scharif8631/
Shaarif8629/
Shearif8611/
Sharifh869/
Shairif869/
Sharifs866/
Sherift865/
Shasrif864/
Sharuif863/
Shharif863/
Sharipf862/
Ssharif862/
Sharifp862/
Sharidf862/
Sharifz861/
Sharisf861/
Shariof861/
Shatrif861/
Shsarif861/
Shzarif861/
Sharhif861/
Sharitf861/
Sjharif861/
Hsharif861/
Sarif8329,329/
Sharieff801,566/
Sharriff8084/
Sharrief8029/
Shareiff8019/
Sahariff8015/
Sheariff806/
Sharifff805/
Shariffe804/
Shahriff804/
Schariff801/
Shargoif801/
Sharaiff801/
Shaharif801/
Saharief801/
Shahrief801/
Shahrife801/
Shasriff801/
Sharreif801/
Shaariff801/
Sharef7723,082/
Charif7720,152/
Shorif7712,023/
Sharib771,108/
Sahrif77565/
Sjarif77513/
Sariff77508/
Sarief77211/
Sarife7791/
Siarif7781/
Shariv7767/
Sharyf7754/
Sarrif7736/
Saarif7728/
Sayrif7713/
Hsarif775/
Ssarif774/
Sgarif774/
Serift773/
Sarifh771/
Saraif771/
Saripf771/
Sarzif771/
Sareif771/
Sharifova7536,181/
Sharrieff75297/
Sharifová753/
Saharieff752/
Shahariff752/
Sharriffs751/
Shaahriff751/
Shareef71337,333/
Shariph714,042/
Sharefe71746/
Sjarief71189/
Charrif71183/
Shariev71173/
Shareff71157/
Sahariv71129/
Sharref7156/
Charife7134/
Chariff7133/
Sahrief7131/
Shareaf7131/
Sahriff7122/
Shahref7117/
Shairef7115/
Charhif719/
Sheyrif718/
Sheirif715/
Sahraif715/
Shariov714/
Saharef714/
Shariffová713/
Shoriff713/
Seerift713/
Charaif713/
Scharef713/
Shereft712/
Szariff712/
Chareft712/
Chareif712/
Sarriff712/
Sgariff712/
Saariff712/
Sarreft711/
Shorife711/
Shariow711/
Saarief711/
Shareib711/
Sharıfı711/
Sarhief711/
Sariffe711/
Sa'arif711/
Shorief711/
Sharefh711/
Sharhib711/
Zarif6750,779/
Sorif673,673/
Sarib67701/
Saref67206/
Shaireef6725/
Shareeff6722/
Sariv6721/
Sarifova6720/
Shahariw677/
Xarif676/
Schareef675/
Saryf675/
Shaareef675/
Sahariev673/
Shareefp673/
Shareefs673/
Şarif673/
Sahareib673/
Shareefh672/
Sharreef672/
Sharieph671/
Sahariph671/
Shsharib671/
Shhareef671/
Shargeef671/
Sharriph671/
Sheiriff671/
Shooyrif671/
Sshareef671/
Sahareiv671/
Sxhareef671/
Hshareef671/
Shareedf671/
Shareefz671/
Shatreef671/
Schoripf670/

Sharift Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharift in the Hindi language
शरीफतsariphata-
Sharift in the Marathi language
शरीफतsariphata-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sharift
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