Shiriff Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Shiriff Surname Definition:

Offic. 'the Sheriff'; v. Shreeve.

Robert le Shirreve, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Lena le Shireve, Suffolk, ibid.

John Schiref, Northumberland, ibid.

Thomas Shurreve, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

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Shiriff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia331:133,5929,935
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Shiriff (45) may also be a first name.

Shiriff Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Offic. 'the Sheriff'; v. Shreeve.

Robert le Shirreve, Suffolk, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Lena le Shireve, Suffolk, ibid.

John Schiref, Northumberland, ibid.

Thomas Shurreve, Somerset, 1 Edward III: Kirby's Quest.

Johannes Schyref, 1379: Poll Tax of Yorkshire.'

Thomas le Shirreve. Calendarium Inquisitionum Post Mortem.

1786. Married — Alex. Sherriff and Mary Chilcott: St. George, Hanover Square.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

Shiriff Last Name Facts

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

Shiriff is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shiriff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Shiriff is the 3,185,033rd most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Shiriff are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 87 percent are found in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,504,468th most commonly occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 45 people.

The last name Shiriff is most commonly occurring in Liberia, where it is carried by 33 people, or 1 in 133,592. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 55 percent are found, Gbarpolu County, where 21 percent are found and Bong County, where 18 percent are found. Besides Liberia this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 8 percent are found and Egypt, where 3 percent are found.

Shiriff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shiriff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shiriff last name contracted 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirriff93161/
Sheiriff931/
Shiriffe931/
Shirif92268/
Shirriffs8838/
Sheriff86131,958/
Chiriff86288/
Shireff86151/
Shuriff8621/
Shairif869/
Sheirif865/
Shitrif863/
Shirrif862/
Sehriff862/
Shirife862/
Sieriff861/
Shirief861/
Sirif8350/
Sherriff806,792/
Shirreff80266/
Sheriffe80230/
Scheriff80227/
Sherieff80116/
Sheriffs8091/
Sheariff806/
Sherifff806/
Sheraiff805/
Schireff803/
Sheeriff802/
Shheriff802/
Chiriffe802/
Shireffs801/
Shereiff801/
Sheroiff801/
Sheireff801/
Shirhaif801/
Sherif77317,300/
Shiref773,144/
Chirif77231/
Seriff77158/
Suriff7715/
Sirife7712/
Shurif778/
Sireff777/
Shirib772/
Soirif772/
Shiriv771/
Siroif771/
Sierif771/
Shärif771/
Sisrif771/
Sherriffs75545/
Shirreffs75453/
Sherriffe75125/
Sherrieff7511/
Shirifova753/
Sherreiff752/
Scherriff751/
Sherief716,833/
Sherife711,490/
Shereif711,236/
Sherrif71972/
Shiriev71570/
Chirife71310/
Sheraif71240/
Cheriff71188/
Shereff7195/
Cheirif7172/
Shireef7115/
Sheerif7115/
Shairef7115/
Scherif7113/
Shireaf7113/
Shearif7111/
Shuraif718/
Sheyrif718/
Chireif716/
Seeriff716/
Sgeriff716/
Soireff716/
Sherift715/
Shiriov712/
Sceriff712/
Sherifs712/
Shirref712/
Schiref711/
Shherif711/
Sereiff711/
Sehreff711/
Sirreff711/
Sherifh711/
Zoiriff711/
Sergiff711/
Chériff711/
Sheiref711/
Sheryff711/
Shetrif711/
Shirefe711/
Shiraiw711/
Shehrif711/
Shirefs710/
Serriff710/
Serif671,394/
Shirrefs6798/
Surif6791/
Sirib6740/
Siref6739/
Shaireef6725/
Cheriffe6718/
Sherrief6717/
Sherrife6716/
Siriw6713/
Sherifhe6710/
Sheiriev677/
Cheireif676/
Sherrifs675/
Scherief675/
Syrif674/
Sherreff673/
Siriv673/
Scherrif672/
Schereff671/
Shurheff671/
Sherrisf671/
Shearift671/
Shereeff671/
Shooyrif671/
Sheeryff671/
Zirif671/

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