Shariif Surname

50,511th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10,157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Shariif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shariif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia9,8031:1,372136
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Sweden361:273,52118,976
Ethiopia251:3,901,85010,182
Pakistan221:8,120,17743,015
England101:5,571,806158,774
Djibouti91:101,659734
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
India61:127,844,230863,365
Norway61:857,04855,549
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharijif937/
Shariiff934/
Sharriif931/
Shaariif931/
Shariief931/
Sariif921/
Sharief8650,820/
Shariyf8622/
Sheriif8612/
Sharieff801,566/
Sharieef8076/
Sharrief8029/
Sheriiff807/
Shariefp804/
Sherriif801/
Shahrief801/
Shareeif801/
Sarief77211/
Xariif775/
Sariib771/
Sharrieff75297/
Saharieff752/
Shariefpp751/
Sherief716,833/
Chariyf71196/
Shariev71173/
Charief716/
Sohriib714/
Sariiev714/
Sariefe712/
Sarhief711/
Sharyef711/
Saarief711/
Seriiff711/
Sariedf711/
Shorief711/
Shahreef67746/
Sherieff67116/
Sherrief6717/
Shareeef679/
Scherief675/
Shargiev674/
Sahariev673/
Sahareef673/
Sahrieef671/
Sharieph671/
Sherieef671/
Shatriev671/
Sahareiv671/

Shariif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shariif in the Hindi language
शऱीफ़sarifa50
शऱीफsaripha50

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