Shirif Surname

968,490th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 268 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Shirif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt1831:502,38128,715
India141:54,790,384527,769
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
England81:6,964,757184,742
Russia81:18,015,382436,635
Pakistan61:29,773,98192,487
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299

Shirif (78) may also be a first name.

Shirif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shirif (Hindi: शीरीफ, Marathi: शीरीफ, Oriya: ଶିରିଫ, Russian: Шириф) occurs most in Egypt. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 968,490th most commonly used last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 27,192,336 people. Shirif is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Shirif are found; 70 percent are found in North Africa and 70 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Shirif is also the 1,091,646th most frequently occurring first name globally. It is borne by 78 people.

The last name Shirif is most common in Egypt, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Outside of Egypt this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also found in India, where 5 percent live and The United States, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shiriff9238/
Shairif929/
Sheirif925/
Shitrif923/
Shirrif922/
Shirife922/
Shirief921/
Sirif9150/
Shirriff86161/
Sheiriff861/
Shiriffe861/
Shirhaif861/
Sherif83317,300/
Shiref833,144/
Chirif83231/
Sirife8312/
Shurif838/
Shirib832/
Soirif832/
Shiriv831/
Siroif831/
Sierif831/
Shärif831/
Sisrif831/
Shirriffs8038/
Shirifova803/
Sheriff77131,958/
Sherief776,833/
Sherife771,490/
Shereif771,236/
Sherrif77972/
Shiriev77570/
Chirife77310/
Chiriff77288/
Sheraif77240/
Shireff77151/
Cheirif7772/
Shuriff7721/
Shireef7715/
Sheerif7715/
Shairef7715/
Scherif7713/
Shireaf7713/
Shearif7711/
Shuraif778/
Sheyrif778/
Chireif776/
Sherift775/
Shiriov772/
Sherifs772/
Sehriff772/
Shirref772/
Schiref771/
Shherif771/
Sieriff771/
Sherifh771/
Sheiref771/
Shetrif771/
Shirefe771/
Shiraiw771/
Shehrif771/
Shirefs770/
Serif731,394/
Surif7391/
Sirib7340/
Siref7339/
Siriw7313/
Syrif734/
Siriv733/
Zirif731/
Sherriff716,792/
Shirreff71266/
Sheriffe71230/
Scheriff71227/
Sherieff71116/
Shirrefs7198/
Sheriffs7191/
Shaireef7125/
Sherrief7117/
Sherrife7116/
Sherifhe7110/
Sheiriev717/
Cheireif716/
Sheariff716/
Sherifff716/
Sherrifs715/
Scherief715/
Sheraiff715/
Schireff713/
Sheeriff712/
Shheriff712/
Scherrif712/
Chiriffe712/
Shireffs711/
Shereiff711/
Sheroiff711/
Sherrisf711/
Shearift711/
Sheireff711/
Shooyrif711/
Cherif67140,757/
Sheref675,889/
Sherifova67630/
Chérif67574/
Sherriffs67545/
Shirreffs67453/
Sherib67227/
Syrief67161/
Seriff67158/
Sherriffe67125/
Siriev6789/
Shirev6750/
Serife6732/
Soiref6725/
Seiref6719/
Suriff6715/
Sireaf6715/
Sayrif6713/
Sheryf6712/
Sherrieff6711/
Sieref6710/
Sireff677/
Chiref677/
Chiriv676/
Serief675/
Serrif675/
Sheriv674/
Siriph674/
Suraif673/
Serift673/
Sherreiff672/
Sirref671/
Chèrif671/
Sairiv671/
Scerif671/
Scherriff671/
Sehref671/
Cirife671/
Sirgiw671/
Chiréf671/
Shirew671/
Syraif671/

Shirif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shirif in the Hindi language
शीरीफsiripha-
Shirif in the Oriya language
ଶିରିଫsiripha-
Shirif in the Marathi language
शीरीफsiripha-
Shirif in the Russian language
Ширифsirif-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shirif
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