Zharif Surname
Approximately 98 people bear this surname
Zharif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 94 | 1:313,768 | 17,074 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
Zharif (305) may also be a first name.
Zharif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Zharif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Zharif is found in Malaysia more than any other country/territory. It may occur as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Zharif.
How Common Is The Last Name Zharif? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,871,545th most commonly occurring surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 74,362,713 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Zharif are found; 99 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 98 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Zharif is also the 504,078th most widely held given name at a global level. It is borne by 305 people.
It is most commonly held in Malaysia, where it is borne by 94 people, or 1 in 313,768. In Malaysia it is primarily concentrated in: Selangor, where 44 percent are found, Perak, where 10 percent are found and Kuala Lumpur, where 9 percent are found. Beside Malaysia it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent are found and Pakistan, where 1 percent are found.
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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 Zharif
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