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 or territory. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shiraf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 2,661,929th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. It 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 prevalent first name in the world, borne by 79 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Iran, where it is borne by 30 people, or 1 in 2,559,417. In Iran it is most common in: East Azerbaijan Province, where 53 percent reside, Alborz Province, where 20 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 20 percent reside. Aside from Iran this surname is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in India, where 23 percent reside and England, where 8 percent reside.
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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