Syariff Surname

1,604,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 126 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Singapore

Syariff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Syariff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia531:556,49527,316
Singapore471:117,1854,783
United States191:19,076,786604,894
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071

Syariff (52) may also be a first name.

Syariff Last Name Facts

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

Syariff is more frequently found in Malaysia than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Syariff? popularity and diffusion

Syariff is the 1,604,449th most commonly held last name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 57,837,666 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Syariff reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 48 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,381,723rd most frequent given name world-wide, held by 52 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Malaysia, where it is carried by 53 people, or 1 in 556,495. In Malaysia it is mostly concentrated in: Johor, where 28 percent are found, Pahang, where 21 percent are found and Perak, where 15 percent are found. Barring Malaysia this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Singapore, where 37 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Syariff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Syariff last name are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Syariff earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 7.28% more than the national average, earning $46,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Syarif9228,008/
Syarief864,433/
Syareif8648/
Syahrif8641/
Syarrif8630/
Hsyarif8626/
Syarifh8613/
Shyarif861/
Syahrief808/
Sheariff806/
Syaref77113/
Siarif7781/
Syarib7734/
Syaryf774/
Zyarif771/
Shearif7111/
Sjiarif713/
Shjarif711/
Shiarif711/
Syaharef674/
Sheaarif671/
Shjarief671/

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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 Syariff
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