Shirff Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Shirff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 13 | 1:339,118 | 18,650 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Shirff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shirff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shirff occurs in Liberia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Shirff.
How Common Is The Last Name Shirff? popularity and diffusion
It is the 5,213,395th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 520,538,994 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Shirff reside; 93 percent reside in West Africa and 93 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.
The last name Shirff is most frequently used in Liberia, where it is borne by 13 people, or 1 in 339,118. In Liberia it is primarily concentrated in: Montserrado County, where 77 percent live, Bomi County, where 8 percent live and Bong County, where 8 percent live. Beside Liberia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in India, where 7 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sheirff | 92 | 14 | / |
| Shierff | 92 | 8 | / |
| Shairff | 92 | 2 | / |
| Shirffe | 92 | 1 | / |
| Schirff | 92 | 0 | / |
| Shirf | 91 | 22 | / |
| Schierff | 86 | 40 | / |
| Sheireff | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schirf | 83 | 203 | / |
| Shairf | 83 | 131 | / |
| Sheirf | 83 | 128 | / |
| Sherff | 83 | 61 | / |
| Shirfe | 83 | 24 | / |
| Sireff | 83 | 7 | / |
| Shirft | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shoirf | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shurff | 83 | 0 | / |
| Sirf | 80 | 201 | / |
| Scherff | 77 | 1,865 | / |
| Schärff | 77 | 46 | / |
| Shairef | 77 | 15 | / |
| Schurff | 77 | 10 | / |
| Schirpf | 77 | 6 | / |
| Soireff | 77 | 6 | / |
| Sherrff | 77 | 2 | / |
| Schierf | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sherhff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sheerff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sirreff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shcerff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sheiref | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shearff | 77 | 0 | / |
| Seherff | 77 | 0 | / |
| Shirv | 73 | 1,424 | / |
| Sherf | 73 | 659 | / |
| Serff | 73 | 86 | / |
| Siref | 73 | 39 | / |
| Sairf | 73 | 6 | / |
| Shurf | 73 | 4 | / |
| Surff | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sierf | 73 | 2 | / |
| Sirfe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sirft | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chirf | 73 | 0 | / |
| Shirb | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schärffe | 71 | 31 | / |
| Schjærff | 71 | 15 | / |
| Schuerff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Scherf | 67 | 8,856 | / |
| Schärf | 67 | 628 | / |
| Schürf | 67 | 48 | / |
| Schurf | 67 | 30 | / |
| Soiref | 67 | 25 | / |
| Shairw | 67 | 25 | / |
| Choirf | 67 | 23 | / |
| Seiref | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sherfe | 67 | 15 | / |
| Sherrf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Cheirf | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sheerf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Shearf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shirvd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shairv | 67 | 2 | / |
| Seherf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chairf | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cherff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scerff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sirref | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shcerf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schirb | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Shirff
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