Sherifa Surname
Approximately 3,113 people bear this surname
Sherifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Ghana | 623 | 1:43,372 | 4,874 |
| Egypt | 214 | 1:429,606 | 25,756 |
| Pakistan | 161 | 1:1,109,589 | 13,766 |
| Uganda | 54 | 1:722,950 | 35,796 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Cameroon | 26 | 1:798,810 | 55,510 |
| India | 26 | 1:29,502,515 | 369,827 |
| United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1:832,934 | 27,512 |
| Nigeria | 6 | 1:29,523,793 | 355,097 |
| United States | 4 | 1:90,614,733 | 1,198,479 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Guyana | 1 | 1:762,221 | 14,420 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
Sherifa (19,140) may also be a first name.
Sherifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sherifa (Arabic: شريَفه, Russian: Шерифа) is more commonly found in Ethiopia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherifa? popularity and diffusion
It is the 142,851st most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,341,004 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 92 percent of Sherifa reside; 64 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 39,095th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 19,140 people.
The last name is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 1,932 people, or 1 in 50,490. Other than Ethiopia this last name exists in 23 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 20 percent reside and Egypt, where 7 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Sherifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Sherifa in the Russian language | ||
| Шерифа | serifa | - |
| Sherifa in the Arabic language | ||
| شريَفه | shryafh | - |
| شريفه | shryfh | - |
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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 Sherifa
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