Sirlef Surname

1,994,173rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 88 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Sirlef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Sirlef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia861:51,2624,572
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Sirlef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Sirlef occurs most in Liberia. It can also occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sirlef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,994,173rd most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 82,813,022 people. The last name Sirlef is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Sirlef reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Anglo-West Africa.

Sirlef is most widespread in Liberia, where it is carried by 86 people, or 1 in 51,262. In Liberia Sirlef is most prevalent in: Montserrado County, where 48 percent are found, Grand Cape Mount County, where 28 percent are found and Bomi County, where 10 percent are found. Barring Liberia it exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Sirleaf926,908/
Sirleff928/
Sirleef922/
Sirlief921/
Shirlef921/
Sirleaff8623/
Shirleaf862/
Sirlleaf861/
Sirleafs861/
Sirleb832/
Shirlf831/
Sirlif831/
Jirlef831/
Serlief7716/
Serleaf7713/
Searlef778/
Serleff773/
Shirlew773/
Sirliff771/
Sherlef771/
Sirlphe771/
Shirlev771/
Serlf731/
Shirliev7116/
Shirleyv7110/
Sherleaf715/
Shirleva712/
Sherleff711/
Serleaff711/
Searleaf711/
Shirleyw710/
Shirliff710/
Serlev679/
Syrlev676/
Sirlov674/
Shirlyaev671/
Cirlew671/
Serelf670/

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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 Sirlef
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