Shirif Surname
Approximately 268 people bear this surname
Shirif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| India | 14 | 1:54,790,384 | 527,769 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| England | 8 | 1:6,964,757 | 184,742 |
| Russia | 8 | 1:18,015,382 | 436,635 |
| Pakistan | 6 | 1:29,773,981 | 92,487 |
| Nigeria | 5 | 1:35,428,552 | 388,973 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
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
Shirif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shirif in the Hindi language | ||
| शीरीफ | siripha | - |
| Shirif in the Oriya language | ||
| ଶିରିଫ | siripha | - |
| Shirif in the Marathi language | ||
| शीरीफ | siripha | - |
| Shirif in the Russian language | ||
| Шириф | sirif | - |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Shirif
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