Zerif Surname

857,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Zerif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zerif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2321:166,51521,045
Turkey501:1,556,42859,823
Indonesia231:5,749,965259,967
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Zerif (1,560) may also be a first name.

Zerif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zerif occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zerif? popularity and diffusion

Zerif is the 857,026th most frequently occurring last name globally It is held by around 1 in 22,916,811 people. The surname Zerif occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Zerif live; 76 percent live in North Africa and 76 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 196,138th most widely held first name on earth, held by 1,560 people.

Zerif is most frequently occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 232 people, or 1 in 166,515. In Algeria it is most frequent in: El Taref Province, where 70 percent are found, Chlef Province, where 28 percent are found and Tiaret Province, where 2 percent are found. Not including Algeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Turkey, where 16 percent are found and Indonesia, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zerife911,290/
Zeraif91281/
Zerrif91143/
Zerief915/
Zerzif911/
Zearif911/
Zarif8050,779/
Serif801,394/
Şerif80585/
Zerib80249/
Šerif8074/
Cerif803/
Zeref802/
Ćerif801/
Zirif801/
Zorif801/
Jerif801/
Sherif73317,300/
Cherif73140,757/
Zerefe732,254/
Zarief73944/
Zareif73309/
Seriff73158/
Zharif7398/
Djerif7382/
Zariff7363/
Serife7332/
Zeraib7326/
Dzarif7312/
Zaraif7310/
Zarrif736/
Serief735/
Serrif735/
Zereef734/
Czeref733/
Serift733/
Saerif733/
Jeriff733/
Zahrif733/
Geriff732/
Soerif732/
Jereif731/
Cerife731/
Zerayf731/
Tzeref731/
Jerrif731/
Şeriff731/
Sierif731/
Scerif731/
Sheriff67131,958/
Sherief676,833/
Sherife671,490/
Shereif671,236/
Sherrif67972/
Sheraif67240/
Cheriff67188/
Cheraif67115/
Cherife67114/
Cheirif6772/
Zohreif6734/
Saeriff6732/
Zerraib6721/
Chereif6719/
Sheerif6715/
Cherrif6714/
Jeriffe6714/
Scherif6713/
Shearif6711/
Sheyrif678/
Jerriff678/
Seeriff676/
Sgeriff676/
Sherift675/
Sheirif675/
Gerriff675/
Zhariff674/
Dzariff674/
Seerift673/
Sceriff672/
Sherifs672/
Sehriff672/
Cheruif672/
Tcherif672/
Dzaraif671/
Zeatriv671/
Shherif671/
Sereiff671/
Tseyrif671/
Sieriff671/
Sherifh671/
Zoiriff671/
Sergiff671/
Serieyf671/
Cheïrif671/
Tseirif671/
Cheerif671/
Djerrif671/
Shetrif671/
Shzarif671/
Shehrif671/
Zharief671/
Zarhaif671/
Serrief670/
Seroifs670/
Serriff670/
Ceeriff670/

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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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  • 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 Zerif
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