Shrief Surname

76,121st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,442 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Shrief Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shrief Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5,4001:17,0251,980
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
India2981:2,574,04581,367
Pakistan1701:1,050,84613,360
Kuwait291:131,05814,967
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
United States181:20,136,607622,629
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
England41:13,929,515290,718
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Shrief (7,892) may also be a first name.

Shrief Last Name Facts

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

The surname Shrief is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shrief? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 76,121st most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,131,255 people. Shrief occurs mostly in Africa, where 84 percent of Shrief reside; 84 percent reside in North Africa and 84 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Shrief is also the 71,737th most frequently occurring first name in the world It is held by 7,892 people.

Shrief is most commonly held in Egypt, where it is held by 5,400 people, or 1 in 17,025. Outside of Egypt this last name is found in 21 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent live and India, where 5 percent live.

Shrief Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Shrief has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Shrief last name expanded 900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Shrief Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Shrief surname are 11.56% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 58.33% registered to vote for the party.

Shrief earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 69.29% more than the national average, earning $73,047 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Schrief92119/
Shrieff9278/
Shraief9215/
Shrieef9215/
Shrieaf9214/
Shrieft923/
Shriefs920/
Shrif916,188/
Shref914,828/
Srief914/
Schrieff8654/
Shreiefe861/
Shreef8312,148/
Shreif833,988/
Shrife83533/
Shraif83393/
Shriff83204/
Shrift83140/
Shreaf83132/
Shrefh83108/
Schref8326/
Shreff8313/
Chrief839/
Shraef839/
Shrrif838/
Shrefe837/
Shsrif832/
Shriev831/
Schrif831/
Shroef831/
Sh'rif831/
Shriof831/
Shroif831/
Shrref831/
Shrifs831/
Shryef831/
Shrieb830/
Shriew830/
Srif8054/
Sref806/
Schrift77235/
Schrepf77138/
Schreff77123/
Schroif7747/
Schroef7734/
Chreief7729/
Shrayef7720/
Schruef7717/
Schreft778/
Chraief777/
Shruiff777/
Shreiff777/
Shreefh777/
Shrriff777/
Schriff772/
Shreeaf772/
Shreeif772/
Shriffe772/
Shsreef772/
Shrievs771/
Shshrif771/
Shraiff771/
Sshreef771/
Shsriff771/
Shreeff771/
Schraif770/
Schreif770/
Chrif736,538/
Shriv73129/
Shrew7388/
Scref7333/
Chref7318/
Sreef739/
Shryf738/
Zrief734/
Sriff733/
Shrev731/
Shrib731/
Sraif731/
Shreb731/
S'Rif731/
Srifs731/
Ssref731/
Srift730/
Schroiff71282/
Schruiff7115/
Schrepff7111/
Schroepf716/
Shrayyef714/
Ch'reief713/
Chreyief711/
Schreffe711/
Schrriff711/
Schroeff711/
Shrouf672,479/
Chreif67560/
Ch'rif67136/
Sraieb6750/
Shreib6750/
Shrauf6742/
Schrib6729/
Chrife6728/
Shriph6723/
Scriff6723/
Chraif6717/
Shraib6710/
Chriff679/
Chreaf679/
Schreb675/
Shreev675/
Shraev675/
Chrift674/
Shribh673/
Shreeb672/
Chreff672/
Chreïf672/
Srijew672/
Shrayf671/
Chreef671/
Chriev671/
Chryef671/
Schriv671/
Shraiv671/
Shreph671/
Shrivs671/
Shrjev671/
Crieff671/
Hsraif671/
Zhreef671/
Chërif671/
Chrrif671/
Chrihf671/
Zraief671/
Shreew671/
Sraiff671/
Srieaw671/
Shrevs670/
Sreiff670/
Schrew670/

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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 Shrief
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