Sharifu Surname
Approximately 4,724 people bear this surname
Sharifu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 4,320 | 1:12,255 | 1,591 |
| DR Congo | 315 | 1:234,538 | 22,701 |
| Nigeria | 40 | 1:4,428,569 | 120,862 |
| Uganda | 23 | 1:1,697,360 | 58,907 |
| Malaysia | 9 | 1:3,277,136 | 121,952 |
| Kenya | 7 | 1:6,597,129 | 51,431 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Somalia | 1 | 1:13,452,061 | 9,224 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
Sharifu (24,525) may also be a first name.
Sharifu Demographics
Sharifu Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharifud | 93 | 18 | / |
| Shariffu | 93 | 5 | / |
| Sharrifu | 93 | 3 | / |
| Sharifuj | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sharifhu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sarifu | 92 | 205 | / |
| Sharifudd | 88 | 6 | / |
| Shariffud | 88 | 5 | / |
| Sharriffu | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sarifou | 86 | 126 | / |
| Sherifu | 86 | 108 | / |
| Sharefu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sariffu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sharufu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sehrifu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shariffudd | 82 | 8 | / |
| Charifou | 80 | 59 | / |
| Sheriffu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sareifou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sheerifu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sarifudd | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sariffud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahriffu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sharufau | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sherrifu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sherifuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sarufu | 77 | 297 | / |
| Serifu | 77 | 161 | / |
| Sarefu | 77 | 52 | / |
| Zarifu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Chariffou | 75 | 15 | / |
| Sherefu | 71 | 36 | / |
| Seriffu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sérifou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zarifou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sariphu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sariphut | 67 | 234 | / |
| Charefou | 67 | 5 | / |
| Chariphu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Serrifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zarifujh | 67 | 1 | / |
Sharifu Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharifu in the Marathi language | ||
| शरीफु | sariphu | 75 |
| शरीफू | sariphu | 25 |
| Sharifu in the Hindi language | ||
| शरीफु | sariphu | 71.67 |
| शरीफू | sariphu | 20 |
| शरिफु | sariphu | 3.33 |
| श्ारीफु | sariphu | 3.33 |
| शरीफुन | sariphuna | 1.67 |
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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 Sharifu
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