Shreif Surname

115,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,988 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Shreif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shreif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,9351:23,3642,645
Libya161:390,2481,390
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Shreif (6,640) may also be a first name.

Shreif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shreif (Russian: Шреиф) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shreif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 115,735th most commonly held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,827,369 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shreif reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Shreif is also the 80,288th most frequently occurring given name worldwide. It is borne by 6,640 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 3,935 people, or 1 in 23,364. Besides Egypt this last name occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in Libya, where 0 percent are found and Pakistan, where 0 percent are found.

Shreif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shreif has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Shreif last name grew 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shreiff927/
Schreif920/
Shrif916,188/
Shref914,828/
Shreiefe861/
Shreef8312,148/
Shrief836,442/
Chreif83560/
Shrife83533/
Shraif83393/
Shriff83204/
Shrift83140/
Shreaf83132/
Shrefh83108/
Shreib8350/
Schref8326/
Shreff8313/
Shraef839/
Shrrif838/
Shrefe837/
Shsrif832/
Schrif831/
Shroef831/
Sh'rif831/
Shriof831/
Shroif831/
Shrref831/
Shrifs831/
Shryef831/
Sreiff830/
Srif8054/
Sref806/
Schrift77235/
Schrepf77138/
Schreff77123/
Schrief77119/
Shrieff7778/
Schroif7747/
Schroef7734/
Chreief7729/
Chreyif7721/
Shrayef7720/
Schruef7717/
Shraief7715/
Shrieaf7714/
Schreft778/
Ch'reif777/
Shruiff777/
Shreefh777/
Shrriff777/
Schriff772/
Shreeaf772/
Shriffe772/
Shsreef772/
Chreiif771/
Shshrif771/
Shraiff771/
Sshreef771/
Screiff771/
Shsriff771/
Shreeff771/
Schraif770/
Chrif736,538/
Shraf734,453/
Zreif73205/
Shriv73129/
Shrew7388/
Scref7333/
Chref7318/
Sreef739/
Shryf738/
Srief734/
Sriff733/
Jreif732/
Sreib731/
Shrev731/
Shrib731/
Sraif731/
Shreb731/
S'Rif731/
Srifs731/
Ssref731/
Srift730/
Schroiff71282/
Ch'reyif7176/
Schrieff7154/
Schruiff7115/
Schrepff7111/
Schroepf716/
Ch'reief713/
Chreiyfe711/
Schreffe711/
Schrriff711/
Schroeff711/
Shrouf672,479/
Ch'rif67136/
Shraff67110/
Schraf6795/
Shrauf6742/
Schrib6729/
Chrife6728/
Shraft6724/
Shriph6723/
Scriff6723/
Chraif6717/
Shraib6710/
Chriff679/
Chreaf679/
Schreb675/
Shreev675/
Shraev675/
Chreiv674/
Chrift674/
Shsraf674/
Shribh673/
Shraaf673/
Shrafe672/
Shreeb672/
Chreff672/
Chreïf672/
Shriev671/
Shrayf671/
Chreef671/
Jreife671/
Schriv671/
Shraiv671/
Shreph671/
Shrhaf671/
Shrivs671/
Hsraif671/
Zhreef671/
Zshraf671/
Chërif671/
Chrrif671/
Chrihf671/
Shreew671/
Sraiff671/
Jshraf671/
Shrevs670/
Schrew670/
Shriew670/

Shreif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shreif in the Russian language
Шреифsreif-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Shreif
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