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
Sherifu is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherifu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sherifu is the 1,765,740th most prevalent surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 67,477,277 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Sherifu live; 94 percent live in West Africa and 94 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Sherifu is also the 587,225th most commonly held given name internationally. It is borne by 233 people.
Sherifu is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 1,771,428. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Lagos, where 25 percent reside, Yobe, where 24 percent reside and Zamfara, where 10 percent reside. Beside Nigeria it occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs 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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