Sherff Surname
Approximately 61 people bear this surname
Sherff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 27 | 1:163,279 | 11,522 |
| United States | 27 | 1:13,424,405 | 494,117 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 1:88,571,379 | 625,098 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 8 | 1:6,277,336 | 262,771 |
Sherff Demographics
Average Sherff Salary in
United States
$75,429 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Sherff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sherff (Russian: Шерфф) is carried by more people in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherff? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,460,878th most widely held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,467,966 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 48 percent of Sherff are found; 48 percent are found in West Africa and 44 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa.
The surname Sherff is most widespread in Liberia, where it is held by 27 people, or 1 in 163,279. In Liberia Sherff is most common in: Grand Cape Mount County, where 33 percent reside, Gbarpolu County, where 26 percent reside and Montserrado County, where 19 percent reside. Not including Liberia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 44 percent reside and Nigeria, where 3 percent reside.
Sherff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Sherff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sherff last name grew 338 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Sherff Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Sherff last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.
Sherff earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 74.81% more than the national average, earning $75,429 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sherff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherff in the Russian language | ||
| Шерфф | serff | - |
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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 Sherff
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