Sheraf Surname
Approximately 160 people bear this surname
Sheraf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| India | 56 | 1:13,697,596 | 234,369 |
| Iran | 37 | 1:2,075,203 | 73,016 |
| Afghanistan | 30 | 1:1,071,773 | 9,936 |
| Pakistan | 17 | 1:10,508,464 | 49,949 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Albania | 2 | 1:1,457,028 | 24,967 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Sheraf (200) may also be a first name.
Sheraf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheraf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheraf (Hindi: शेराफ, Marathi: शेराफ) is found most in India. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheraf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,374,607th most frequently used family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 45,547,162 people. This last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 97 percent of Sheraf reside; 88 percent reside in South Asia and 57 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 640,739th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 200 people.
The surname is most prevalent in India, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 13,697,596. In India it is most prevalent in: Kerala, where 66 percent are found, Jammu and Kashmir, where 13 percent are found and Andhra Pradesh, where 5 percent are found. Excluding India Sheraf occurs in 10 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 23 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 19 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sheraf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sheraf in the Marathi language | ||
| शेराफ | serapha | - |
| Sheraf in the Hindi language | ||
| शेराफ | serapha | 50 |
| शेरफ | serapha | 50 |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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 Sheraf
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis