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
Sharoof (Hindi: शारूफ) is most common in Afghanistan. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharoof? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sharoof is the 1,422,956th most numerous surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname Sharoof occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sharoof are found; 98 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Sharoof is also the 567,531st most common first name internationally. It is borne by 247 people.
This surname is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 417,574. In Afghanistan it is most frequent in: Khost, where 96 percent reside, Paktika, where 3 percent reside and Paktia, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Afghanistan it is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in India, where 30 percent reside and Pakistan, where 18 percent reside.
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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