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

Shreif (Russian: Шреиф) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Shreif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 115,735th most frequent last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 1,827,369 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Shreif reside; 99 percent reside in North Africa and 99 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 80,288th most frequently occurring forename worldwide, borne by 6,640 people.

The surname Shreif is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is held by 3,935 people, or 1 in 23,364. Not including Egypt this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 0 percent live and Pakistan, where 0 percent live.

Shreif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Shreif has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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