Sharof Surname
Approximately 148 people bear this surname
Sharof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pakistan | 73 | 1:2,447,177 | 21,607 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Russia | 6 | 1:24,020,509 | 493,300 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Israel | 3 | 1:2,852,545 | 113,505 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Kyrgyzstan | 1 | 1:5,972,654 | 99,197 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
Sharof (11,547) may also be a first name.
Sharof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharof Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sharof (Hindi: शरोफ, Marathi: शरोफ, Russian: Шароф) is more commonly found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharof? popularity and diffusion
Sharof is the 1,447,279th most commonly occurring last name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 49,240,175 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 92 percent of Sharof are found; 80 percent are found in South Asia and 49 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sharof is also the 55,621st most commonly held first name on earth, held by 11,547 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 2,447,177. In Pakistan Sharof is primarily found in: Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 53 percent live, Sindh, where 41 percent live and Punjab, where 4 percent live. Beside Pakistan this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also found in India, where 30 percent live and Malaysia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sharof Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharof in the Hindi language | ||
| शरोफ | saropha | - |
| Sharof in the Marathi language | ||
| शरोफ | saropha | 55.56 |
| शरॉफ | saropha | 33.33 |
| शारोफ | saropha | 11.11 |
| Sharof in the Russian language | ||
| Шароф | sarof | - |
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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 Sharof
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