Sheerf Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Sheerf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheerf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Sheerf (28) may also be a first name.

Sheerf Last Name Facts

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

Sheerf is found most frequently in Nigeria. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Sheerf.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheerf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,593,402nd most prevalent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name Sheerf occurs mostly in Africa, where 50 percent of Sheerf live; 50 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,994,417th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 28 people.

Sheerf is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 88,571,379. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 100 percent reside. Not including Nigeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 33 percent reside and Egypt, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sheerwf923/
Sheerft921/
Scheerf921/
Sheeref921/
Sheerff921/
Saheerf921/
Sherf91659/
Sheerrwf861/
Sheerfhd861/
Scherf838,856/
Sheirf83128/
Sherff8361/
Shaerf8330/
Sherfe8315/
Sherrf838/
Sheerw838/
Shearf833/
Seherf832/
Shcerf831/
Serf80394/
Scherff771,865/
Scherpf77386/
Schaerf77175/
Schearf7763/
Scherft7726/
Sheirff7714/
Shierff778/
Showerf773/
Schuerf772/
Sherrff772/
Sherhff771/
Sheerev771/
Sheiref771/
Shcerff771/
Shauerf771/
Seeharf771/
Schierf771/
Scherfe771/
Schoerf770/
Seherff770/
Shearff770/
Sharf7318,641/
Cherf73638/
Sherb73304/
Serff7386/
Shorf7359/
Serfs7323/
Shirf7322/
Serfe7317/
Szerf7315/
Sherw7310/
Sahrf738/
Sherv737/
Searf733/
Sierf732/
Seerw731/
Serpf731/
Seerb731/
Schierff7140/
Schuerpf7111/
Schoerpf719/
Shaheerv713/
Schaerff712/
Scheerev711/
Schuerff711/
Sheireff711/
Sherfová711/
Schoerff710/
Scharf6733,103/
Schärf67628/
Sharff67516/
Schirf67203/
Shairf67131/
Cheerw6798/
Sharpf6737/
Shirfe6724/
Seiref6719/
Shorff6716/
Shirff6714/
Schorf6713/
Cheirf678/
Sherph673/
Cheurf673/
Sharhf673/
Cherfe673/
Sharwf673/
Sharrf672/
Scherfová672/
Saharf672/
Shahrf672/
Cherff671/
Scerff671/
Shirft671/
Searfe671/
Schörf671/
Shoirf671/
Seyref671/
Zeerwf671/
Seerws670/

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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 Sheerf
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