Shriff Surname
Approximately 204 people bear this surname
Shriff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Liberia | 131 | 1:33,653 | 3,147 |
| Nigeria | 53 | 1:3,342,316 | 100,395 |
| Malaysia | 12 | 1:2,457,852 | 95,442 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
Shriff (35) may also be a first name.
Shriff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Shriff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Shriff is more frequently found in Liberia than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Shriff? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,168,344th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 35,723,264 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Shriff reside; 90 percent reside in West Africa and 64 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly occurring forename worldwide, held by 35 people.
It is most widespread in Liberia, where it is borne by 131 people, or 1 in 33,653. In Liberia it is primarily found in: Montserrado County, where 57 percent live, Bomi County, where 20 percent live and Lofa County, where 10 percent live. Beside Liberia this last name is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 26 percent live and Malaysia, where 6 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shrieff | 92 | 78 | / |
| Shrriff | 92 | 7 | / |
| Shreiff | 92 | 7 | / |
| Shruiff | 92 | 7 | / |
| Shriffe | 92 | 2 | / |
| Schriff | 92 | 2 | / |
| Shsriff | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shraiff | 92 | 1 | / |
| Shrif | 91 | 6,188 | / |
| Sriff | 91 | 3 | / |
| Schroiff | 86 | 282 | / |
| Schrieff | 86 | 54 | / |
| Schruiff | 86 | 15 | / |
| Schrriff | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shrief | 83 | 6,442 | / |
| Shreif | 83 | 3,988 | / |
| Shrife | 83 | 533 | / |
| Shraif | 83 | 393 | / |
| Shrift | 83 | 140 | / |
| Scriff | 83 | 23 | / |
| Shreff | 83 | 13 | / |
| Chriff | 83 | 9 | / |
| Shrrif | 83 | 8 | / |
| Shsrif | 83 | 2 | / |
| Shrifs | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schrif | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sh'rif | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shriof | 83 | 1 | / |
| Shroif | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sraiff | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sreiff | 83 | 0 | / |
| Srif | 80 | 54 | / |
| Schrift | 77 | 235 | / |
| Schreff | 77 | 123 | / |
| Schrief | 77 | 119 | / |
| Schroif | 77 | 47 | / |
| Shreeff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Screiff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shshrif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schreif | 77 | 0 | / |
| Schraif | 77 | 0 | / |
| Chrif | 73 | 6,538 | / |
| Shref | 73 | 4,828 | / |
| Shriv | 73 | 129 | / |
| Criff | 73 | 81 | / |
| Shryf | 73 | 8 | / |
| Srief | 73 | 4 | / |
| Srifs | 73 | 1 | / |
| S'Rif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sraif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shrib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Srift | 73 | 0 | / |
| Schrepff | 71 | 11 | / |
| Schreffe | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shreef | 67 | 12,148 | / |
| Chreif | 67 | 560 | / |
| Ch'rif | 67 | 136 | / |
| Shreaf | 67 | 132 | / |
| Shrefh | 67 | 108 | / |
| Shreib | 67 | 50 | / |
| Schrib | 67 | 29 | / |
| Chrife | 67 | 28 | / |
| Schref | 67 | 26 | / |
| Shriph | 67 | 23 | / |
| Chraif | 67 | 17 | / |
| Shraib | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shrefe | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chrift | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shribh | 67 | 3 | / |
| Chreff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schriv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shriev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shrayf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chrihf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shraiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shrivs | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hsraif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shrref | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chërif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chrrif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Jrifft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Shriew | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Shriff
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