Sherrif Surname

369,806th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sherrif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sherrif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria6581:269,21415,356
Liberia1611:27,3822,647
United States251:14,498,357517,445
England221:2,532,63991,802
South Africa161:3,386,106119,139
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
India81:95,883,173728,828
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
France11:66,422,722504,397
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Iceland11:380,09011,096
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England331:738,64834,140
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States171:2,954,040135,915

Sherrif (1,398) may also be a first name.

Sherrif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sherrif is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Sherrif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sherrif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sherrif is the 369,806th most frequently held surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 7,497,475 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 89 percent of Sherrif reside; 85 percent reside in West Africa and 69 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 209,160th most frequently held given name world-wide It is held by 1,398 people.

Sherrif is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 658 people, or 1 in 269,214. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Borno, where 49 percent reside, Yobe, where 16 percent reside and Kano, where 7 percent reside. Besides Nigeria Sherrif occurs in 33 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 17 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.

Sherrif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sherrif has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Sherrif surname rose 147 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 33 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Sherrif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Sherrif surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Sherrif earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 404.14% more than the national average, earning R 1,198,030 per year and in United States they earn 20.07% less than the national average, earning $34,489 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sherriff936,792/
Sherrief9317/
Sherrife9316/
Sherrifs935/
Scherrif932/
Sherrisf931/
Sherif92317,300/
Serrif925/
Sherriffs88545/
Sherriffe88125/
Sherrieff8811/
Sherreiff882/
Shaerriff881/
Scherriff881/
Sheriff86131,958/
Sherief866,833/
Sherife861,490/
Shereif861,236/
Sharrif86662/
Sheraif86240/
Sheerif8615/
Cherrif8614/
Scherif8613/
Shearif8611/
Sheyrif868/
Sherift865/
Sheirif865/
Shirrif862/
Sherifs862/
Shherif861/
Shaerif861/
Sherifh861/
Sherryf861/
Shetrif861/
Shehrif861/
Sherrib860/
Serrief860/
Serriff860/
Serif831,394/
Sheriffe80230/
Scheriff80227/
Shirriff80161/
Sherieff80116/
Sheriffs8091/
Sharriff8084/
Sharrief8029/
Sherifhe8010/
Sheariff806/
Sherifff806/
Scherief805/
Sheraiff805/
Sherreff803/
Sheeriff802/
Shheriff802/
Shereiff801/
Sheroiff801/
Shearift801/
Sheiriff801/
Sharreif801/
Sherreef801/
Sharif771,007,485/
Cherif77140,757/
Shorif7712,023/
Sheref775,889/
Sahrif77565/
Shirif77268/
Sherib77227/
Seriff77158/
Zerrif77143/
Sarrif7736/
Serife7732/
Sheryf7712/
Serief775/
Sheriv774/
Serift773/
Saerif773/
Soerif772/
Sierif771/
Shärif771/
Scerif771/
Sherifova75630/
Sharrieff75297/
Shirriffs7538/
Sherreffs750/
Shariff7152,945/
Sharief7150,820/
Shareif7111,664/
Shereef719,075/
Sheriev711,501/
Shahrif71370/
Cheriff71188/
Cheraif71115/
Cherife71114/
Saharif71113/
Shereff7195/
Cheirif7172/
Sharref7156/
Shiriff7138/
Sharaif7136/
Saeriff7132/
Scharif7131/
Sahrief7131/
Shaarif7129/
Sahriff7122/
Chereif7119/
Sherefe7116/
Sharifh719/
Shairif719/
Seeriff716/
Sgeriff716/
Sheriow715/
Sahraif715/
Sheriph713/
Shitrif713/
Shoriff713/
Seerift713/
Sharuif713/
Shharif713/
Shereft712/
Sceriff712/
Cherref712/
Sharipf712/
Sehriff712/
Shirref712/
Cheruif712/
Shirife712/
Sarriff712/
Ssharif712/
Shereiv711/
Sherrew711/
Sereiff711/
Shaeref711/
Sorriff711/
Sieriff711/
Sheeref711/
Sahrref711/
Sergiff711/
Serieyf711/
Cheïrif711/
Sheiref711/
Sheryff711/
Cheerif711/
Shsarif711/
Scherib711/
Shirief711/
Shorief711/
Sharhif711/
Sjharif711/
Hsharif711/
Seroifs710/
Shoeref710/
Sarif6729,329/
Sorif673,673/
Sharieff671,566/
Serib671,140/
Şerif67585/
Zerif67318/
Shirreff67266/
Shirrefs6798/
Seref6798/
Šerif6774/
Sirif6750/
Shareiff6719/
Cheriffe6718/
Sahariff6715/
Serifova679/
Sheiriev677/
Cheireif676/
Sharifff675/
Syrif674/
Seriw674/
Shahriff674/
Cerif673/
Sharreef672/
Chettrif671/
Schariff671/
Schereff671/
Shereefe671/
Shereefp671/
Sharriph671/
Sharaiff671/
Shaharif671/
Sheireff671/
Shereeff671/
Saharief671/
Shahrief671/
Sheriphe671/
Shehriev671/
Shooyrif671/
Sheeryff671/
Shiriffe671/
Seriv671/
Shirhaif671/
Shaariff671/
Cherreef671/
Schoripf670/
Scherepf670/
Schoeref670/

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