Sherifu Surname
Approximately 108 people bear this surname
Sherifu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 100 | 1:1,771,428 | 64,453 |
| Sri Lanka | 4 | 1:5,202,140 | 12,146 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Malawi | 1 | 1:17,119,109 | 34,144 |
Sherifu (233) may also be a first name.
Sherifu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherifu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sherifu is more commonly found in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherifu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Sherifu is the 1,765,740th most frequent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. The surname Sherifu occurs mostly in Africa, where 94 percent of Sherifu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 587,225th most frequently held given name in the world, borne by 233 people.
The surname Sherifu is most numerous in Nigeria, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 1,771,428. In Nigeria it is primarily found in: Lagos, where 25 percent reside, Yobe, where 24 percent reside and Zamfara, where 10 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Sri Lanka, where 4 percent reside and The United Arab Emirates, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheriffu | 93 | 5 | / |
| Sherifou | 93 | 3 | / |
| Sheerifu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sherrifu | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sherifuh | 93 | 1 | / |
| Serifu | 92 | 161 | / |
| Sharifu | 86 | 4,724 | / |
| Serifou | 86 | 4,248 | / |
| Sherefu | 86 | 36 | / |
| Seriffu | 86 | 7 | / |
| Shirifu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Sehrifu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cherifou | 80 | 1,422 | / |
| Shariffu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Sharrifu | 80 | 3 | / |
| Serrifou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sharifhu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Seriffou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Serifaut | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sahriffu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sarifu | 77 | 205 | / |
| Zerifu | 77 | 10 | / |
| Serufu | 77 | 8 | / |
| Sirifu | 77 | 7 | / |
| Serefu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Šerifu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheriffou | 75 | 47 | / |
| Sharriffu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cherijfou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Serefou | 71 | 12 | / |
| Sharefu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sariffu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shirefu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sharufu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sserufu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sirifou | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sirifus | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chirifu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sérifou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cerifou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shirufu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharufau | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sareifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherefou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chirifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sirifudd | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shirufau | 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 Sherifu
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