Shireff Surname
Approximately 151 people bear this surname
Shireff Surname Definition:
A corruption of Sheriff.
Shireff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 136 | 1:32,416 | 3,052 |
| Belgium | 5 | 1:2,299,329 | 106,824 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 3 | 1:8,125,123 | 158,686 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:1,871,608 | 27,884 |
Shireff (12) may also be a first name.
Shireff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
A corruption of Sheriff.
Shireff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shireff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Shireff is found most frequently in Liberia. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Shireff.
How Common Is The Last Name Shireff? popularity and diffusion
Shireff is the 1,428,594th most frequently occurring family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 48,261,893 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 91 percent of Shireff reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 90 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 3,306,491st most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 12 people.
This last name is most frequent in Liberia, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 32,416. In Liberia Shireff is most frequent in: Lofa County, where 29 percent reside, Montserrado County, where 26 percent reside and Bomi County, where 13 percent reside. Without taking into account Liberia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Belgium, where 3 percent reside and The United States, where 3 percent reside.
Shireff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Shireff has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Shireff surname declined 33 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it declined 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.
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Footnotes
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