Shrif Surname

78,900th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,188 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Shrif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shrif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt3,6301:25,3272,837
Pakistan9681:184,5494,637
Bangladesh6311:252,5467,887
Saudi Arabia3981:77,52710,981
India3681:2,084,41770,614
Malaysia821:359,68619,062
Libya361:173,444826
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
England81:6,964,757184,742
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718

Shrif (4,067) may also be a first name.

Shrif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Shrif (Hindi: शरीफ, Marathi: सारी, Russian: Шриф) is held by more people in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Shrif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 78,900th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,177,690 people. Shrif is predominantly found in Africa, where 60 percent of Shrif reside; 59 percent reside in North Africa and 59 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Shrif is also the 109,237th most commonly held given name throughout the world. It is borne by 4,067 people.

The surname is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 3,630 people, or 1 in 25,327. Outside of Egypt it occurs in 27 countries. It is also found in Pakistan, where 16 percent are found and Bangladesh, where 10 percent are found.

Shrif Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Shrif earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 33.08% less than the national average, earning $28,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.39% less than the national average, earning $39,054 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shrief916,442/
Shreif913,988/
Shrife91533/
Shraif91393/
Shriff91204/
Shrift91140/
Shrrif918/
Shsrif912/
Shrifs911/
Schrif911/
Sh'rif911/
Shriof911/
Shroif911/
Srif8954/
Schrift83235/
Schrief83119/
Shrieff8378/
Schroif8347/
Shreiff837/
Shrriff837/
Shruiff837/
Shriffe832/
Schriff832/
Shshrif831/
Shraiff831/
Shsriff831/
Schraif830/
Schreif830/
Chrif806,538/
Shref804,828/
Shriv80129/
Shryf808/
Srief804/
Sriff803/
Sraif801/
S'Rif801/
Srifs801/
Shrib801/
Srift800/
Schroiff77282/
Schrieff7754/
Schruiff7715/
Schrriff771/
Shreef7312,148/
Chreif73560/
Ch'rif73136/
Shreaf73132/
Shrefh73108/
Shreib7350/
Schrib7329/
Chrife7328/
Schref7326/
Shriph7323/
Scriff7323/
Chraif7317/
Shreff7313/
Shraib7310/
Chriff739/
Shrefe737/
Chrift734/
Shribh733/
Chrihf731/
Sraiff731/
Shriev731/
Shrayf731/
Schriv731/
Shraiv731/
Shrivs731/
Hsraif731/
Shrref731/
Chërif731/
Chrrif731/
Sreiff730/
Shriew730/
Srib67738/
Sriv67458/
Schrepf67138/
Schreff67123/
Sriw6770/
Ch'rife6712/
Zrif6710/
Crif6710/
Schreft678/
Shreefh677/
Ch'reif677/
Sref676/
Schrojf674/
Shsreef672/
Srjf671/
Shreeff671/
Screiff671/
Jrif671/
Shroiph671/
Sshreef671/
Shriwås671/
Schraib670/

Shrif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Shrif in the Marathi language
सारीsari66.67
अरीफ़arifa33.33
Shrif in the Hindi language
शरीफsaripha63.49
श्रीफsripha34.92
श्रीफ़srifa1.59
Shrif in the Russian language
Шрифsrif-

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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 Shrif
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