Sheriffe Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Jamaica
Highest density in:
Saint Kitts and Nevis

Sheriffe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sheriffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jamaica1321:21,7421,834
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England331:1,688,42669,999
Liberia101:440,85421,753
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Saint Kitts and Nevis61:9,200695
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England221:1,107,97142,566
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Sheriffe (34) may also be a first name.

Sheriffe Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sheriffe is borne by more people in Jamaica than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sheriffe? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,076,574th most frequent surname globally It is held by around 1 in 31,684,982 people. The last name Sheriffe occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 80 percent of Sheriffe reside; 60 percent reside in Caribbean and 60 percent reside in Anglo-Caribbean. Sheriffe is also the 1,775,424th most frequently occurring first name at a global level It is held by 34 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Jamaica, where it is held by 132 people, or 1 in 21,742. In Jamaica it is most common in: Middlesex County, where 58 percent reside, Surrey County, where 41 percent reside and Cornwall County, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Jamaica this surname exists in 8 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 16 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Sheriffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Sheriffe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Sheriffe surname increased 400 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 150 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sheriffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sheriffe surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.5% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sheriffe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 9.1% less than the national average, earning $39,224 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.92% less than the national average, earning $38,296 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherriffe94125/
Sheriffie941/
Sheriff93131,958/
Sherife931,490/
Sherriffee894/
Sherrieffe892/
Sherriff886,792/
Sheriffy88240/
Scheriff88227/
Sherieff88116/
Sheriffs8891/
Cheriffe8818/
Sherrife8816/
Sheriffa8811/
Sheriffi8811/
Sherifhe8810/
Sheariff886/
Sherifff886/
Sheraiff885/
Sherifee885/
Shariffe884/
Sheeriff882/
Shheriff882/
Shereiff881/
Sherifer881/
Sheroiff881/
Sheiriff881/
Shiriffe881/
Sherif86317,300/
Seriff86158/
Serife8632/
Schereiffer842/
Sherriffs82545/
Sherrieff8211/
Sheriffai825/
Sherreiff822/
Scherriff821/
Scherifer820/
Sherief806,833/
Sherifi803,229/
Sherifa803,113/
Sheriev801,501/
Shereif801,236/
Sherrif80972/
Sharife80446/
Sheraif80240/
Cheriff80188/
Cherife80114/
Shereff8095/
Shiriff8038/
Sherefe8016/
Sheerif8015/
Scherif8013/
Shearif8011/
Sheyrif808/
Seeriff806/
Sgeriff806/
Sherift805/
Sheirif805/
Sceriff802/
Sherifs802/
Sehriff802/
Shirife802/
Shorife801/
Shherif801/
Sereiff801/
Sieriff801/
Seriffa801/
Seriffi801/
Sherifh801/
Sherafe801/
Sariffe801/
Sergiff801/
Sheryff801/
Shetrif801/
Shehrif801/
Serriff800/
Schereffer782/
Serif771,394/
Sherifaj75368/
Shirriff75161/
Sharifie7565/
Shariffi7532/
Sharifeh7529/
Sharifee7523/
Sherrief7517/
Cheriffi758/
Sheiriev757/
Sherrifs755/
Scherief755/
Sherreff753/
Sheraifi753/
Sariffee753/
Sherifay752/
Scherrif752/
Chiriffe752/
Scherifi752/
Schereff751/
Shereefe751/
Shereffa751/
Sherrisf751/
Shearift751/
Sheireff751/
Shereeff751/
Shariffy751/
Shaerifi751/
Shahrife751/
Sheriphe751/
Shesrifi751/
Sherrifi751/
Shehriev751/
Sheirifa751/
Shearifi751/
Seherifi751/
Sheeryff751/
Sherafee751/
Sherefed751/
Shearraffei741/
Cherif71140,757/
Sheref715,889/
Zerife711,290/
Serifi71967/
Sherifova71630/
Shirif71268/
Sherib71227/
Serifa71190/
Sarife7191/
Sherev7152/
Seriev7147/
Shirriffs7138/
Sereff7134/
Serafe7122/
Shereb7117/
Šerife7112/
Sheryf7112/
Sirife7112/
Shariefee718/
Serief715/
Serrif715/
Serefe715/
Sheriv714/
Xerife714/
Sherroufe713/
Serift713/
Serify713/
Sherifych711/
Shearafee711/
Cerife711/
Shariffai711/
Şerife711/
Şeriff711/
Sorife711/
Shariefie711/
Sierif711/
Shärif711/
Scerif711/
Cherriffi711/
Sheripher711/
Sherreffs710/
Sharifi67195,524/
Cherifi6753,785/
Sherefa6711,433/
Shereef679,075/
Sharefe67746/
Shiriev67570/
Chirife67310/
Chiriff67288/
Serifis67249/
Shereva67201/
Sharify67176/
Shireff67151/
Cheraif67115/
Cheirif6772/
Shirifi6747/
Sergeff6725/
Chereif6719/
Cherrif6714/
Seirafe6714/
Sarifee6711/
Shairif679/
Scherev677/
Sahrifi677/
Shirifa676/
Sheriow675/
Shereev674/
Cherefe674/
Sheriph673/
Shitrif673/
Seerift673/
Scherepfer673/
Seherev672/
Shirrif672/
Shereft672/
Cherify672/
Cheruif672/
Serifih672/
Sariefe672/
Serafea672/
Scherhaufe671/
Shereiv671/
Shergev671/
Sherrew671/
Sehreff671/
Chèrife671/
Chérife671/
Shereab671/
Sherhaufer671/
Sheeref671/
Sheerev671/
Searafe671/
Serieyf671/
Serifio671/
Chériff671/
Cheïrif671/
Sheiref671/
Sherryf671/
Cheerif671/
Sheryfa671/
Shirefe671/
Scherib671/
Sheryfy671/
Shirief671/
Sherhaufei671/
Serafee670/
Sherrib670/
Serrief670/
Seroifs670/
Ceeriff670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Sheriffe
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