Sharufa Surname

1,248,410th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 185 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Maldives

Sharufa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sharufa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo1711:432,04435,878
Maldives61:67,3622,983
Bangladesh41:39,839,19317,324
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sharufa (962) may also be a first name.

Sharufa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sharufa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sharufa (Bengali: শরুফা, Hindi: शरूफा) is more frequently found in The DR Congo than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sharufa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,248,410th most common family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 39,392,140 people. The surname Sharufa is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Sharufa reside; 93 percent reside in Central Africa and 93 percent reside in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 260,092nd most common first name globally It is held by 962 people.

This last name is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 171 people, or 1 in 432,044. Without taking into account The DR Congo this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 3 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sharuffa931/
Sharufau931/
Sarufa92884/
Sharifa8611,115/
Charufa864/
Sherufa863/
Shorufa861/
Sarufad861/
Sharufi861/
Saraufa861/
Sharifah80452/
Sharifai8090/
Shariefa8014/
Shariffa8013/
Sharifha8011/
Saharifa804/
Sharifaa803/
Ssharifa801/
Sheraufa801/
Sharoufi801/
Shahrifa801/
Charoufa801/
Sharifay801/
Sharoofa801/
Sarifa772,932/
Sarufi7782/
Sorufa774/
Zarufa772/
Shariffah755/
Sharufeez752/
Shariffai751/
Shahrifah751/
Sharriffa751/
Sharrifah751/
Sarifah716,142/
Sherifa713,113/
Shorifa712,343/
Sharifo71320/
Saruffo7110/
Shaharifai7110/
Sahrifa715/
Saroufi712/
Sarifaa711/
Charufi711/
Shorufi711/
Saroofa711/
Sharipha67195/
Sherifah67176/
Charupha67108/
Shorifah6713/
Sheriffa6711/
Charoufe673/
Sherifay672/
Sahroufi671/
Sheirifa671/
Sharoofi671/
Saroufie671/
Saroufou671/
Sharifoi671/
Sarifaah671/
Sargoufi671/
Saarifah671/
Saruffer670/

Sharufa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sharufa in the Bengali language
শরুফাsarupha-
Sharufa in the Hindi language
शरूफाsarupha66.67
शरुफाsarupha33.33

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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 Sharufa
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