Sirif Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sirif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sirif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Papua New Guinea151:543,58166,712
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Sirif (109) may also be a first name.

Sirif Last Name Facts

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

Sirif (Hindi: सीरिफ, Marathi: सीरीफ, Oriya: ସିରିଫ) is held by more people in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Sirif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,746,821st most frequently used family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 64 percent of Sirif reside; 64 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 64 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 900,062nd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 109 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is borne by 28 people, or 1 in 4,723,186. In Indonesia Sirif is most numerous in: North Maluku, where 100 percent live. Beside Indonesia Sirif exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 30 percent live and The Philippines, where 8 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shirif91268/
Sirife9112/
Soirif912/
Siroif911/
Sierif911/
Sisrif911/
Shiriff8338/
Shairif839/
Sheirif835/
Shitrif833/
Shirrif832/
Shirife832/
Sieriff831/
Shirief831/
Serif801,394/
Sirib8040/
Siref8039/
Siriw8013/
Syrif804/
Siriv803/
Girif802/
Zirif801/
Shirriff77161/
Sheiriff771/
Shiriffe771/
Shirhaif771/
Sherif73317,300/
Shiref733,144/
Chirif73231/
Syrief73161/
Seriff73158/
Siriev7389/
Serife7332/
Soiref7325/
Seiref7319/
Sireaf7315/
Sayrif7313/
Sieref7310/
Sireff737/
Serief735/
Serrif735/
Siriph734/
Serift733/
Shirib732/
Jairif731/
Sirref731/
Shiriv731/
Shärif731/
Sairiv731/
Scerif731/
Cirife731/
Sirgiw731/
Syraif731/
Shirriffs7138/
Shirifova713/
Sheriff67131,958/
Sherief676,833/
Sherife671,490/
Shereif671,236/
Sherrif67972/
Shiriev67570/
Chirife67310/
Chiriff67288/
Sheraif67240/
Shireff67151/
Cheirif6772/
Shireef6715/
Sheerif6715/
Shairef6715/
Scherif6713/
Shireaf6713/
Shearif6711/
Sheyrif678/
Chireif676/
Seeriff676/
Sgeriff676/
Soireff676/
Sherift675/
Seerift673/
Shiriov672/
Sceriff672/
Sherifs672/
Sehriff672/
Shirref672/
Schiref671/
Shherif671/
Sereiff671/
Sirreaf671/
Sirreff671/
Siereef671/
Sherifh671/
Zoiriff671/
Sergiff671/
Serieyf671/
Sheiref671/
Shetrif671/
Shirefe671/
Shiraiw671/
Shehrif671/
Shirefs670/
Serrief670/
Seroifs670/
Serriff670/

Sirif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Sirif in the Hindi language
सीरिफsiripha-
Sirif in the Oriya language
ସିରିଫsiripha-
Sirif in the Marathi language
सीरीफsiripha-

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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 Sirif
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