Sharraf Surname
Approximately 515 people bear this surname
Sharraf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 507 | 1:1,512,949 | 56,770 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Sharraf (38) may also be a first name.
Sharraf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sharraf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sharraf (Hindi: शर्राफ) is more commonly found in India than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sharraf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 602,749th most commonly occurring family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 14,150,575 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sharraf are found; 99 percent are found in South Asia and 95 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most frequently used first name world-wide It is held by 38 people.
It is most commonly held in India, where it is held by 507 people, or 1 in 1,512,949. In India it is mostly found in: Bihar, where 75 percent reside, Jharkhand, where 10 percent reside and Uttar Pradesh, where 6 percent reside. Outside of India this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 0 percent reside.
Sharraf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Sharraf has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sharraf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sharraf in the Hindi language | ||
| शर्राफ | sarrapha | 84.85 |
| शर्रफ | sarrapha | 15.15 |
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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 Sharraf
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