Shref Surname
Approximately 4,828 people bear this surname
Shref Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 2,807 | 1:32,752 | 3,484 |
| Pakistan | 1,971 | 1:90,636 | 2,999 |
| India | 20 | 1:38,353,269 | 431,471 |
| Qatar | 9 | 1:262,000 | 30,726 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Shref (3,235) may also be a first name.
Shref Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shref Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Shref (Russian: Шреф) has its highest incidence in Egypt. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Shref click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shref? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 98,225th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,509,434 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 58 percent of Shref live; 58 percent live in North Africa and 58 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Shref is also the 126,060th most commonly occurring first name in the world, held by 3,235 people.
This surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is carried by 2,807 people, or 1 in 32,752. Beside Egypt this surname exists in 15 countries. It is also common in Pakistan, where 41 percent reside and India, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Shref Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Shref in the Russian language | ||
| Шреф | sref | - |
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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 Shref
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