Zarif Surname

11,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50,779 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Afghanistan

Zarif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zarif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan25,2381:1,274158
Iran8,4141:9,1261,248
Egypt7,9011:11,6361,390
Pakistan2,5781:69,2962,519
Bangladesh2,2531:70,7313,437
Saudi Arabia1,2721:24,2583,358
Algeria5681:68,01311,081
Turkey5371:144,91911,555
United States3641:995,76673,638
India1721:4,459,682116,397
Argentina1291:331,34426,182
Romania1241:161,91816,836
Brazil1241:1,726,40656,376
England1221:456,70530,074
Malaysia1011:292,02216,042
United Arab Emirates921:99,5908,729
Lebanon911:61,9464,688
Canada771:478,51441,057
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Austria611:139,59718,914
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Kuwait481:79,1819,331
Israel461:186,03618,427
Australia361:749,88148,970
Russia321:4,503,846209,401
Syria301:643,3675,706
Germany281:2,875,195137,699
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Uzbekistan221:1,405,87025,726
Kazakhstan181:982,36158,740
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Sweden161:615,42245,338
Tajikistan161:524,1683,647
Denmark141:403,19427,097
Norway121:428,52437,411
Bulgaria91:775,43429,551
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Tunisia71:87,23213,677
Kyrgyzstan51:1,194,53165,188
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
France31:22,140,907385,998
Venezuela31:10,068,02660,591
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Bermuda11:65,2793,010
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Zarif (49,409) may also be a first name.

Zarif Last Name Facts

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

Zarif (Arabic: الظريف, Hindi: ज़रीफ, Oriya: ଜରିଫ, Russian: Зариф) occurs in Afghanistan more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zarif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zarif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 11,059th most frequently occurring last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 143,515 people. This surname is mostly found in Asia, where 81 percent of Zarif live; 76 percent live in South Asia and 76 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 18,686th most widely held first name world-wide, borne by 49,409 people.

The surname Zarif is most widespread in Afghanistan, where it is carried by 25,238 people, or 1 in 1,274. In Afghanistan it is mostly concentrated in: Herat, where 11 percent live, Paktika, where 10 percent live and Kabul, where 9 percent live. Other than Afghanistan Zarif occurs in 69 countries. It is also found in Iran, where 17 percent live and Egypt, where 16 percent live.

Zarif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Zarif last name is chiefly Muslim (100%) in Russia and Sunni (85%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those holding the Zarif last name are 6.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Zarif earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 21.08% less than the national average, earning 273,118 kr per year; in United States they earn 44.21% more than the national average, earning $62,227 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.63% more than the national average, earning $54,962 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zarief91944/
Zarife91370/
Zareif91309/
Zharif9198/
Zariff9163/
Dzarif9112/
Zaraif9110/
Ziarif917/
Zarrif916/
Zahrif913/
Zaridf911/
Zearif911/
Zhariff834/
Dzariff834/
Szariff832/
Zariffe832/
Dzaraif831/
Zarifch831/
Zareife831/
Shzarif831/
Zharief831/
Zarhaif831/
Sarif8029,329/
Zaref804,788/
Jarif802,848/
Zarib80501/
Zerif80318/
Zaryf8033/
Zariv8024/
Carif807/
Xarif806/
Şarif803/
Zariw801/
Zorif801/
Zarifova774,580/
Zarrieff7719/
Zahrieff773/
Sharif731,007,485/
Charif7320,152/
Zareef7314,706/
Sahrif73565/
Sjarif73513/
Sariff73508/
Zeraif73281/
Sarief73211/
Zariev73171/
Zerrif73143/
Sarife7391/
Siarif7381/
Zaraib7348/
Sarrif7336/
Saarif7328/
Jahrif7318/
Xariff7315/
Sayrif7313/
Caurif7310/
Zareff738/
Dzarib738/
Jarife736/
Djarif735/
Hsarif735/
Zerief735/
Ssarif734/
Sgarif734/
Zzaref734/
Caraif734/
Zariov733/
Saerif733/
Jharif732/
Zariph732/
Zarref732/
Sarifh731/
Saraif731/
Saripf731/
Jairif731/
Csarif731/
Zhariv731/
Cahrif731/
Zorife731/
Zarrib731/
Sarift731/
Sarzif731/
Sareif731/
Zareaf731/
Scarif730/
Cariff730/
Zaharieff7125/
Shariff6752,945/
Sharief6750,820/
Shareif6711,664/
Sharrif67662/
Sharife67446/
Shahrif67370/
Sjarief67189/
Charrif67183/
Saharif67113/
Djasrif6777/
Dzariev6756/
Sharaif6736/
Charife6734/
Zohreif6734/
Chariff6733/
Saeriff6732/
Scharif6731/
Sahrief6731/
Shaarif6729/
Zhariev6724/
Sahriff6722/
Tzareff6721/
Shearif6711/
Zauriev6711/
Zayriev679/
Sharifh679/
Shairif679/
Charhif679/
Sharift677/
Sharifs676/
Sahraif675/
Shasrif674/
Dsharif674/
Scariff673/
Charaif673/
Sharuif673/
Shharif673/
Chareif672/
Sharipf672/
Zahriev672/
Zareefh672/
Sarriff672/
Ssharif672/
Sgariff672/
Sharifp672/
Sharidf672/
Saariff672/
Carriff671/
Zhariov671/
Zeatriv671/
Sharifz671/
Sharisf671/
Zareeff671/
Saarief671/
Zoiriff671/
Shariof671/
Shatrif671/
Sarhief671/
Sariffe671/
Tcharif671/
Dzharib671/
Caharif671/
Djarrif671/
Shsarif671/
Sa'arif671/
Shjarif671/
Sharhif671/
Sharitf671/
Sjharif671/
Zhareef671/
Zariphe671/
Carieff671/
Jarreif671/
Hsharif671/

Zarif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zarif in the Oriya language
ଜରିଫjaripha75
ଜାରିଫjaripha25
Zarif in the Hindi language
ज़रीफzaripha48.43
जरीफjaripha30.19
ज़रीफ़zarifa8.18
ज़रीफzaripha5.66
जारिफjaripha3.77
ज़रिफ़zarifa0.63
जरीफ़jarifa0.63
Zarif in the Russian language
Зарифzarif-
Zarif in the Arabic language
الظريفalzryf-
زريفzryf-
ظريفzryf-

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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 Zarif
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