Sherifah Surname
Approximately 176 people bear this surname
Sherifah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 169 | 1:454,334 | 27,907 |
| Uganda | 5 | 1:7,807,856 | 134,263 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Sherifah (24,614) may also be a first name.
Sherifah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherifah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sherifah occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherifah? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,290,735th most commonly occurring last name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 41,406,511 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 96 percent of Sherifah reside; 96 percent reside in South Asia and 96 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 32,402nd most commonly held given name world-wide. It is borne by 24,614 people.
The last name is most widespread in Iran, where it is held by 169 people, or 1 in 454,334. In Iran it is mostly found in: Khuzestan Province, where 20 percent are found, Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found and Hamadan Province, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Iran it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Uganda, where 3 percent are found and Ghana, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Sherifah
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