Sherifat Surname
Approximately 541 people bear this surname
Sherifat Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 528 | 1:335,498 | 18,279 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sherifat (57,062) may also be a first name.
Sherifat Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherifat Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sherifat occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherifat? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sherifat is the 580,291st most commonly occurring family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,470,510 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Sherifat reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sherifat is also the 16,512th most commonly occurring given name throughout the world, borne by 57,062 people.
This last name is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is held by 528 people, or 1 in 335,498. In Nigeria Sherifat is most common in: Lagos, where 29 percent are found, Ogun, where 14 percent are found and Kwara, where 12 percent are found. Barring Nigeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and Canada, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriffat | 94 | 3 | / |
| Sherrifat | 94 | 1 | / |
| Sherifa | 93 | 3,113 | / |
| Serifat | 93 | 384 | / |
| Sharifat | 88 | 7,431 | / |
| Sherifaj | 88 | 368 | / |
| Sherifah | 88 | 176 | / |
| Sheriffa | 88 | 11 | / |
| Shirifat | 88 | 5 | / |
| Cherifat | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sherifay | 88 | 2 | / |
| Sherufat | 88 | 1 | / |
| Serifaut | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sheirifa | 88 | 1 | / |
| Serifa | 86 | 190 | / |
| Sheriffai | 82 | 5 | / |
| Sheriffah | 82 | 1 | / |
| Cherifate | 82 | 1 | / |
| Sherefa | 80 | 11,433 | / |
| Cherifa | 80 | 1,053 | / |
| Sarifat | 80 | 19 | / |
| Shirifa | 80 | 6 | / |
| Sherifo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Sirifat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seriffa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Serefat | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sheryfa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sharifahat | 78 | 1 | / |
| Sharifad | 75 | 280 | / |
| Sherefay | 75 | 158 | / |
| Shereefa | 75 | 98 | / |
| Cheriffa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Cheraifa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Sherifou | 75 | 3 | / |
| Saraifat | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cherrifa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chearifa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shearefa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharifot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shereffa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seriophat | 71 | 176 | / |
| Serefa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Shereefaa | 71 | 11 | / |
| Cherriffa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sirifa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Shareefat | 71 | 4 | / |
| Šerifa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Serifo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shirufath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chérifath | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zerifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sherriffo | 71 | 0 | / |
| Serifou | 67 | 4,248 | / |
| Serefas | 67 | 83 | / |
| Chirifa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Sereefa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shirefa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cherefa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sierefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siriofa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sirifai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serifos | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chérifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheryfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sherefo | 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
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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 Sherifat
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