Syaref Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Syaref Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syaref Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1121:1,180,79683,720
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885

Syaref (74) may also be a first name.

Syaref Last Name Facts

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

Syaref occurs most in Indonesia. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of Syaref.

How Common Is The Last Name Syaref? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,718,748th most widespread family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 64,491,557 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Syaref reside; 100 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 100 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,125,792nd most frequent first name in the world, borne by 74 people.

Syaref is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is held by 112 people, or 1 in 1,180,796. In Indonesia it is most common in: Aceh, where 63 percent are found, North Sumatra, where 31 percent are found and West Kalimantan, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Indonesia Syaref exists in one country. It also occurs in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syarief924,433/
Syareif9248/
Syarf912/
Syahrief868/
Syaharef864/
Syarif8328,008/
Syaryf834/
Syareb834/
Syarhf832/
Syarev831/
Syharev77226/
Syariff77126/
Syahrif7741/
Syarrif7730/
Hsyarif7726/
Syarifh7713/
Shyarif771/
Zyarf7320/
Searf733/
Syhareva71272/
Shyharev7115/
Shjarief711/
Shiarref711/
Syarov67439/
Siarif6781/
Syarib6734/
Shyhareva6716/
Shearf673/
Zyarif671/
Siarew671/
Siarev671/
Searev670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Syaref
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