Sherifan Surname
Approximately 385 people bear this surname
Sherifan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 325 | 1:81,309 | 5,389 |
| Iran | 44 | 1:1,745,057 | 65,590 |
| Pakistan | 12 | 1:14,886,990 | 61,272 |
| Guyana | 4 | 1:190,555 | 9,777 |
Sherifan (64) may also be a first name.
Sherifan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherifan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sherifan is held by more people in Yemen than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherifan? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 746,827th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 18,928,691 people. The surname Sherifan occurs mostly in Asia, where 99 percent of Sherifan reside; 84 percent reside in West Asia and 84 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 1,223,525th most commonly held first name on earth. It is borne by 64 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is carried by 325 people, or 1 in 81,309. In Yemen Sherifan is most common in: Al Jawf Governorate, where 99 percent reside and Sana'a Governorate, where 1 percent reside. Without taking into account Yemen it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 11 percent reside and Pakistan, where 3 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serifan | 93 | 3 | / |
| Sharifan | 88 | 6,753 | / |
| Sherifon | 88 | 4 | / |
| Serifhan | 88 | 4 | / |
| Shirifan | 88 | 2 | / |
| Seraifan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sherifanova | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sharifaan | 82 | 2,969 | / |
| Shariefan | 82 | 4 | / |
| Sharifain | 82 | 3 | / |
| Shahrifan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Shariffan | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sarifan | 80 | 421 | / |
| Sorifan | 80 | 7 | / |
| Seriphan | 75 | 157 | / |
| Sharefan | 75 | 139 | / |
| Sirifang | 75 | 6 | / |
| Serefhan | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sarifain | 75 | 2 | / |
| Shirufan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharufan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Şerifhan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharifaaaan | 74 | 1 | / |
| Sharefean | 71 | 2,849 | / |
| Shareefan | 71 | 1,651 | / |
| Shariphan | 71 | 43 | / |
| Shahrivan | 71 | 23 | / |
| Cherefant | 71 | 15 | / |
| Shirufaan | 71 | 4 | / |
| Sharefaan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shiriphan | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shereefam | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharefain | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sorefan | 67 | 136 | / |
| Cheritphan | 67 | 35 | / |
| Shareefaan | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sarufan | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sarifon | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shareeffan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shareefain | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sarefan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sharefeanh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zirifan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sorifon | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Sherifan
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