Shirref Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Shirref Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shirref Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Shirref Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shirref is found most frequently in Liberia. It may be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shirref? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 11,742,229th most common surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Shirref is primarily found in Africa, where 50 percent of Shirref reside; 50 percent reside in West Africa and 50 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

This last name is most prevalent in Liberia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 4,408,535. In Liberia Shirref is mostly concentrated in: Gbarpolu County, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Liberia it occurs in one country. It is also found in The United States, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Shiref923,144/
Sirref921/
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Shirif77268/
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Chiref777/
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Shirew771/
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Sherrieff7511/
Sherreiff752/
Sherreffs750/
Shereef719,075/
Sherief716,833/
Shereif711,236/
Sherrif71972/
Shiriev71570/
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Sherrew711/
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Shirevs711/
Chireaf711/
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Sherriff676,792/
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Seref6798/
Sirif6750/
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Sireb679/
Sheiriev677/
Cheireif676/
Sirew676/
Sherrifs675/
Scherief675/
Ziref673/
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Scherrif672/
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Shereefp671/
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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 Shirref
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