Shraf Surname

105,200th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,453 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Shraf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shraf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan2,7341:65,3422,417
Egypt1,0981:83,7307,421
India5711:1,343,37252,219
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Iran31:25,594,175224,183
Yemen31:8,808,43135,773
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
England11:55,718,059489,080
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Shraf (1,466) may also be a first name.

Shraf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shraf (Russian: Шраф) is more frequently found in Pakistan than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Shraf.

How Common Is The Last Name Shraf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 105,200th most numerous last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,636,547 people. The last name Shraf is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Shraf reside; 74 percent reside in South Asia and 62 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 203,459th most commonly occurring first name internationally, borne by 1,466 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Pakistan, where it is carried by 2,734 people, or 1 in 65,342. In Pakistan Shraf is primarily found in: Sindh, where 93 percent live, Punjab, where 5 percent live and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Pakistan this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 25 percent live and India, where 13 percent live.

Shraf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shraf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Shraf surname declined 78 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shraif91393/
Shreaf91132/
Shraff91110/
Schraf9195/
Shrauf9142/
Shraft9124/
Shsraf914/
Shraaf913/
Shrafe912/
Jshraf911/
Shrayf911/
Shrhaf911/
Zshraf911/
Sraf8996/
Schraff83618/
Schrauf83486/
Schrapf8346/
Schraaf8330/
Shrafth8311/
Shraffe831/
Shraiff831/
Schraif830/
Shrafft830/
Shrof803,044/
Shrab8054/
Srauf8026/
Chraf8016/
Shrav8013/
Shraw807/
Srraf806/
Sraff804/
Scraf802/
Sraaf802/
Sraft801/
Sraif801/
Schrauff7755/
Schrapff7713/
Schraaff771/
Shroff739,419/
Shreif733,988/
Shrouf732,479/
Shroof731,611/
Schrof73334/
Schraw73213/
Shrofe7341/
Chraif7317/
Shrabh7316/
Chraft7315/
Scraff7310/
Shraib7310/
Shrrof739/
Chreaf739/
Shrofh736/
Shrhab735/
Chrafe733/
Shroft732/
Shrosf732/
Shraph732/
Sraiff731/
Shroif731/
Hsraif731/
Shrauv731/
Shraiv731/
Hsraff731/
Sraufe730/
Shraub730/
Schroff672,000/
Schraub67844/
Srav67171/
Sraw67151/
Schroft6782/
Srab6772/
Schroif6747/
Shroffe6737/
Schrouf6737/
Srof6735/
Craf6721/
Schrofe6721/
Shroufe6719/
Schrrab677/
Shreiff677/
Schropf674/
Schrojf674/
Shrooff674/
Schraufová671/
Shroffs671/
Seherof671/
Zraf671/
Shreavs670/
Schraph670/
Schreif670/
Shrouff670/
Jraf670/
Schroof670/
Schraib670/

Shraf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shraf in the Russian language
Шрафsraf-

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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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  • 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 Shraf
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