Sherfi Surname

132,286th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,413 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Sherfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan3,3601:11,1641,574
Iran391:1,968,78370,616
Yemen51:5,285,05921,214
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Albania11:2,914,05529,474
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Sherfi (52) may also be a first name.

Sherfi Last Name Facts

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

Sherfi is found in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherfi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 132,286th most commonly used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 2,135,232 people. Sherfi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sherfi reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequently used given name on earth It is held by 52 people.

The surname Sherfi is most commonly used in Sudan, where it is held by 3,360 people, or 1 in 11,164. Besides Sudan Sherfi occurs in 8 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 1 percent are found and Yemen, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherffi925/
Sherfui921/
Sherfie920/
Serfi91296/
Sherfich862/
Scherfie861/
Sharfi8320,055/
Cherfi8310,330/
Sherfa831,880/
Sherfy83449/
Serfis8328/
Shirfi8317/
Sherfe8315/
Serfai839/
Serfio832/
Serfie832/
Sahrfi831/
Shorfi831/
Serfit831/
Seirfi831/
Sherfey77939/
Sherfer7712/
Sharffi776/
Cherffi776/
Sharfie772/
Scharfi772/
Shorfai772/
Sharfai771/
Scherfe771/
Serfeit771/
Sharfhi771/
Shairfi771/
Serfaiz771/
Sharfii771/
Shahrfi771/
Cherfis771/
Sherfeh771/
Cherfii771/
Chehrfi771/
Sherffa770/
Sherfay770/
Sirfi73612/
Sarfi73611/
Zerfi73166/
Serfa7383/
Serfe7317/
Sorfi732/
Serfy731/
Scherfer71123/
Scherfee7110/
Sherffer713/
Sharffih711/
Sherfeed711/
Shierfey711/
Serfes6797/
Sharfe6788/
Sorfai6770/
Serfuy6755/
Szörfi6749/
Sirefi6745/
Sharfy6732/
Shirfe6724/
Serfer6720/
Chirfi6719/
Sirfis679/
Sarfui676/
Scherffer674/
Shirfa674/
Szorfi673/
Cherfy673/
Cherfe673/
Sarfij673/
Saarfi672/
Schaerffe672/
Zerfei671/
Sarrfi671/
Ssirfi671/
Searfe671/
Sarffi671/
Sarvfi671/
Searfy671/
Sorfie671/
Chèrfi671/
Serphi671/
Serfay671/
Sierfa671/
Scheirfer670/

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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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  • 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 Sherfi
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