Shireff Surname

1,428,594th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 151 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Shireff Surname Definition:

A corruption of Sheriff.

Shireff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1361:32,4163,052
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland21:1,871,60827,884

Shireff (12) may also be a first name.

Shireff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

A corruption of Sheriff.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Shireff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shireff is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shireff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,428,594th most widespread surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname Shireff is predominantly found in Africa, where 91 percent of Shireff reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. Shireff is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name at a global level. It is borne by 12 people.

The surname Shireff is most commonly held in Liberia, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 32,416. In Liberia Shireff is most numerous in: Lofa County, where 29 percent live, Montserrado County, where 26 percent live and Bomi County, where 13 percent live. Apart from Liberia this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 3 percent live and The United States, where 3 percent live.

Shireff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Shireff has changed through the years. In England the number of people carrying the Shireff surname declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirreff93266/
Schireff933/
Shireffs931/
Sheireff931/
Shiref923,144/
Sireff927/
Shirreffs88453/
Shereff8695/
Shiriff8638/
Shireef8615/
Shairef8615/
Shireaf8613/
Soireff866/
Shirref862/
Schiref861/
Sehreff861/
Sirreff861/
Sheiref861/
Shirefe861/
Shirief861/
Shirefs860/
Siref8339/
Shirriff80161/
Sherieff80116/
Shirrefs8098/
Shaireef8025/
Sherreff803/
Schereff801/
Shurheff801/
Shereiff801/
Sheiriff801/
Shereeff801/
Shiriffe801/
Sheref775,889/
Shirif77268/
Shirev7750/
Sereff7734/
Sureff7731/
Soiref7725/
Seiref7719/
Sireaf7715/
Sieref7710/
Chiref777/
Sirref771/
Sehref771/
Shirew771/
Shirriffs7538/
Sherrieff7511/
Sherreiff752/
Sherreffs750/
Sheriff71131,958/
Shereef719,075/
Sherief716,833/
Shereif711,236/
Shiriev71570/
Chiriff71288/
Shireev71187/
Cheiref7155/
Shireva7136/
Sergeff7125/
Zoireff7123/
Shuriff7121/
Sherefe7116/
Shairif719/
Chireif716/
Sheirif715/
Shitrif713/
Shirrif712/
Shereft712/
Sehriff712/
Chuiref712/
Shirife712/
Sereiff711/
Sirreaf711/
Sieriff711/
Siereef711/
Sheeref711/
Shirevs711/
Chireaf711/
Sheryff711/
Sherriff676,792/
Sheriffe67230/
Scheriff67227/
Seref6798/
Sergeeff6798/
Sheriffs6791/
Chetreff6760/
Sirif6750/
Sherrief6717/
Sireb679/
Sheiriev677/
Cheireif676/
Sirew676/
Sheariff676/
Sherifff676/
Scherief675/
Sheraiff675/
Sirev673/
Ziref673/
Sheeriff672/
Shheriff672/
Chiriffe672/
Shereefe671/
Shereefp671/
Sheroiff671/
Serzheff671/
Sheeryff671/
Sherreef671/
Shirhaif671/
Suref671/
Scherepf670/

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