Shariif Surname
Approximately 10,157 people bear this surname
Shariif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 9,803 | 1:1,372 | 136 |
| Saudi Arabia | 199 | 1:155,054 | 22,057 |
| Sweden | 36 | 1:273,521 | 18,976 |
| Ethiopia | 25 | 1:3,901,850 | 10,182 |
| Pakistan | 22 | 1:8,120,177 | 43,015 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Belgium | 7 | 1:1,642,378 | 98,400 |
| India | 6 | 1:127,844,230 | 863,365 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Venezuela | 1 | 1:30,204,077 | 85,459 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Shariif (3,766) may also be a first name.
Shariif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shariif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shariif (Hindi: शऱीफ़) occurs most in Somalia. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Shariif? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 50,511th most widespread surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 717,490 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 97 percent of Shariif are found; 97 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Shariif is also the 114,704th most common first name globally, borne by 3,766 people.
The last name is most numerous in Somalia, where it is borne by 9,803 people, or 1 in 1,372. Without taking into account Somalia this surname is found in 29 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sharijif | 93 | 7 | / |
| Shariiff | 93 | 4 | / |
| Sharriif | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shaariif | 93 | 1 | / |
| Shariief | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sariif | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sharief | 86 | 50,820 | / |
| Shariyf | 86 | 22 | / |
| Sheriif | 86 | 12 | / |
| Sharieff | 80 | 1,566 | / |
| Sharieef | 80 | 76 | / |
| Sharrief | 80 | 29 | / |
| Sheriiff | 80 | 7 | / |
| Shariefp | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sherriif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shahrief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shareeif | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sarief | 77 | 211 | / |
| Xariif | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sariib | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sharrieff | 75 | 297 | / |
| Saharieff | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shariefpp | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sherief | 71 | 6,833 | / |
| Chariyf | 71 | 196 | / |
| Shariev | 71 | 173 | / |
| Charief | 71 | 6 | / |
| Sohriib | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sariiev | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sariefe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sarhief | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharyef | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saarief | 71 | 1 | / |
| Seriiff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sariedf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shorief | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shahreef | 67 | 746 | / |
| Sherieff | 67 | 116 | / |
| Sherrief | 67 | 17 | / |
| Shareeef | 67 | 9 | / |
| Scherief | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shargiev | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sahariev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sahareef | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sahrieef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sharieph | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sherieef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shatriev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahareiv | 67 | 1 | / |
Shariif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shariif in the Hindi language | ||
| शऱीफ़ | sarifa | 50 |
| शऱीफ | saripha | 50 |
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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 Shariif
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