Sherraf Surname
Approximately 251 people bear this surname
Sherraf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yemen | 178 | 1:148,457 | 7,421 |
| Palestine | 67 | 1:67,893 | 5,900 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Sherraf (11) may also be a first name.
Sherraf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherraf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Sherraf occurs in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherraf? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 1,011,991st most widespread last name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 29,034,047 people. The last name Sherraf is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Sherraf live; 100 percent live in West Asia and 72 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name internationally, borne by 11 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Yemen, where it is borne by 178 people, or 1 in 148,457. In Yemen Sherraf is most prevalent in: Hadramaut Governorate, where 77 percent reside, Sana'a Governorate, where 20 percent reside and Al Mahrah Governorate, where 2 percent reside. Excluding Yemen this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Palestine, where 27 percent reside and Iraq, where 2 percent reside.
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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 Sherraf
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