Shiraf Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Shiraf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 30 | 1:2,559,417 | 82,750 |
| India | 12 | 1:63,922,115 | 578,870 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Maldives | 1 | 1:404,172 | 7,269 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
Shiraf (79) may also be a first name.
Shiraf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shiraf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shiraf (Hindi: शीरफ, Marathi: शीरफ) occurs more in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiraf? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,661,929th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Shiraf live; 87 percent live in South Asia and 75 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,083,225th most commonly used first name internationally It is held by 79 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 30 people, or 1 in 2,559,417. In Iran it is mostly found in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 53 percent live, Alborz Province, where 20 percent live and Tehran Province, where 20 percent live. Apart from Iran this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in India, where 23 percent live and England, where 8 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shiraf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shiraf in the Marathi language | ||
| शीरफ | sirapha | - |
| Shiraf in the Hindi language | ||
| शीरफ | sirapha | 85 |
| शिराफ | sirapha | 10 |
| शीरफ़ | sirafa | 5 |
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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
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- 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 Shiraf
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