Shriff Surname

1,168,344th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 204 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Shriff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Shriff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia1311:33,6533,147
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
Malaysia121:2,457,85295,442
India51:153,413,076951,030
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shrieff9278/
Shrriff927/
Shreiff927/
Shruiff927/
Shriffe922/
Schriff922/
Shsriff921/
Shraiff921/
Shrif916,188/
Sriff913/
Schroiff86282/
Schrieff8654/
Schruiff8615/
Schrriff861/
Shrief836,442/
Shreif833,988/
Shrife83533/
Shraif83393/
Shrift83140/
Scriff8323/
Shreff8313/
Chriff839/
Shrrif838/
Shsrif832/
Shrifs831/
Schrif831/
Sh'rif831/
Shriof831/
Shroif831/
Sraiff831/
Sreiff830/
Srif8054/
Schrift77235/
Schreff77123/
Schrief77119/
Schroif7747/
Shreeff771/
Screiff771/
Shshrif771/
Schreif770/
Schraif770/
Chrif736,538/
Shref734,828/
Shriv73129/
Criff7381/
Shryf738/
Srief734/
Srifs731/
S'Rif731/
Sraif731/
Shrib731/
Srift730/
Schrepff7111/
Schreffe711/
Shreef6712,148/
Chreif67560/
Ch'rif67136/
Shreaf67132/
Shrefh67108/
Shreib6750/
Schrib6729/
Chrife6728/
Schref6726/
Shriph6723/
Chraif6717/
Shraib6710/
Shrefe677/
Chrift674/
Shribh673/
Chreff672/
Schriv671/
Shriev671/
Shrayf671/
Chrihf671/
Shraiv671/
Shrivs671/
Hsraif671/
Shrref671/
Chërif671/
Chrrif671/
Jrifft670/
Shriew670/

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Footnotes

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