Sheeriff Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Sheeriff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
Sheeriff (5) may also be a first name.
Sheeriff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheeriff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sheeriff is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheeriff? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sheeriff is the 11,742,229th most common family name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Sheeriff reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 5,493,085th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 5 people.
The surname is most frequent in Liberia, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 4,408,535. In Liberia it is most prevalent in: Nimba County, where 100 percent reside. Aside from Liberia this last name is found in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 50 percent reside.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Sheeriff
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