Sharoof Surname
Approximately 152 people bear this surname
Sharoof Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Afghanistan | 77 | 1:417,574 | 5,731 |
| India | 45 | 1:17,045,897 | 267,282 |
| Pakistan | 27 | 1:6,616,440 | 38,275 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
Sharoof (247) may also be a first name.
Sharoof Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharoof Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sharoof (Hindi: शारूफ) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharoof? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,422,956th most commonly held family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sharoof reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 69 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 567,531st most frequently occurring given name in the world, held by 247 people.
The last name Sharoof is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 77 people, or 1 in 417,574. In Afghanistan it is primarily found in: Khost, where 96 percent live, Paktika, where 3 percent live and Paktia, where 1 percent live. Aside from Afghanistan it is found in 5 countries. It is also common in India, where 30 percent live and Pakistan, where 18 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sharoof Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharoof in the Hindi language | ||
| शारूफ | sarupha | - |
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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 Sharoof
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