Sharifu Surname

100,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,724 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Sharifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,3201:12,2551,591
DR Congo3151:234,53822,701
Nigeria401:4,428,569120,862
Uganda231:1,697,36058,907
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Kenya71:6,597,12951,431
India61:127,844,230863,365
England11:55,718,059489,080
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Sharifu (24,525) may also be a first name.

Sharifu Last Name Facts

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

Sharifu (Hindi: शरीफु, Marathi: शरीफु) is found most frequently in Tanzania. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharifu? popularity and diffusion

The last name Sharifu is the 100,070th most widely held surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 1,542,664 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sharifu reside; 92 percent reside in East Africa and 92 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Sharifu is also the 32,479th most frequently used first name world-wide, borne by 24,525 people.

It is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,320 people, or 1 in 12,255. In Tanzania it is primarily concentrated in: Dar es Salaam Region, where 20 percent live, Pwani Region, where 11 percent live and Tanga Region, where 9 percent live. Apart from Tanzania this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 7 percent live and Nigeria, where 1 percent live.

Sharifu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Sharifu surname is principally Christian (67%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharifud9318/
Shariffu935/
Sharrifu933/
Sharifuj931/
Sharifhu931/
Sarifu92205/
Sharifudd886/
Shariffud885/
Sharriffu882/
Sarifou86126/
Sherifu86108/
Sharefu865/
Sariffu862/
Sharufu862/
Sehrifu861/
Shariffudd828/
Charifou8059/
Sheriffu805/
Sareifou801/
Sheerifu801/
Sarifudd801/
Sariffud801/
Sahriffu801/
Sharufau801/
Sherrifu801/
Sherifuh801/
Sarufu77297/
Serifu77161/
Sarefu7752/
Zarifu777/
Chariffou7515/
Sherefu7136/
Seriffu717/
Sérifou711/
Zarifou711/
Sariphu711/
Sariphut67234/
Charefou675/
Chariphu672/
Serrifou671/
Zarifujh671/

Sharifu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharifu in the Marathi language
शरीफुsariphu75
शरीफूsariphu25
Sharifu in the Hindi language
शरीफुsariphu71.67
शरीफूsariphu20
शरिफुsariphu3.33
श्ारीफुsariphu3.33
शरीफुनsariphuna1.67

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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 Sharifu
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