Sheriffu Surname
Approximately 5 people bear this surname
Sheriffu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
Sheriffu (22) may also be a first name.
Sheriffu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sheriffu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Sheriffu is most common in Nigeria. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Sheriffu click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sheriffu? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 8,193,072nd most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Sheriffu reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sheriffu is also the 2,301,746th most common given name worldwide It is held by 22 people.
This last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Sheriffu is most common in: Ebonyi, where 100 percent live. Barring Nigeria Sheriffu exists in one country. It also occurs in Romania, where 20 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherifu | 93 | 108 | / |
| Seriffu | 93 | 7 | / |
| Shariffu | 88 | 5 | / |
| Sherifou | 88 | 3 | / |
| Sheerifu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sahriffu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Seriffou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sherrifu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Sherifuh | 88 | 1 | / |
| Serifu | 86 | 161 | / |
| Cheriffou | 82 | 47 | / |
| Sharriffu | 82 | 2 | / |
| Sharifu | 80 | 4,724 | / |
| Serifou | 80 | 4,248 | / |
| Sherefu | 80 | 36 | / |
| Sariffu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Shirifu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sehrifu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cherifou | 75 | 1,422 | / |
| Sharrifu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Serrifou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Serifaut | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharifhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sarifu | 71 | 205 | / |
| Zerifu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Serufu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Sirifu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Serefu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Šerifu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cherijfou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Serefou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Sharefu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sserufu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sirifou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sharufu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shirefu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cerifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sérifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sirifus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shirufu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirifu | 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 Sheriffu
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