Şeref Surname
Approximately 3,064 people bear this surname
Şeref Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,990 | 1:26,027 | 2,962 |
| Northern Cyprus | 69 | 1:4,623 | 880 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Turkmenistan | 1 | 1:5,489,112 | 11,427 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
The alternate forms: Seref (98) are calculated separately.
Şeref (39,275) may also be a first name.
Şeref Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şeref Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Şeref is found in Turkey more than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms: Seref. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şeref? popularity and diffusion
Şeref is the 144,929th most common last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,378,442 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Şeref reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 85 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands. Şeref is also the 22,553rd most commonly held forename worldwide It is held by 39,275 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,990 people, or 1 in 26,027. In Turkey it is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 10 percent reside and Gaziantep Province, where 6 percent reside. Aside from Turkey this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Seref | 93 | 98 | / |
| Şerif | 80 | 585 | / |
| Ceref | 80 | 4 | / |
| Zeref | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sheref | 73 | 5,889 | / |
| Cheref | 73 | 3,582 | / |
| Sereef | 73 | 84 | / |
| Sereff | 73 | 34 | / |
| Seiref | 73 | 19 | / |
| Sieref | 73 | 10 | / |
| Serefe | 73 | 5 | / |
| Serief | 73 | 5 | / |
| Zereef | 73 | 4 | / |
| Sehref | 73 | 1 | / |
| Seyref | 73 | 1 | / |
| Şeriff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sereaf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shereef | 67 | 9,075 | / |
| Sherief | 67 | 6,833 | / |
| Shereif | 67 | 1,236 | / |
| Shereff | 67 | 95 | / |
| Cheiref | 67 | 55 | / |
| Sergeef | 67 | 32 | / |
| Sergeff | 67 | 25 | / |
| Chereif | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sherefe | 67 | 16 | / |
| Cherefe | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheïref | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cherref | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shereft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sheeref | 67 | 1 | / |
| Siereef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehreff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sereiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serieyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chereaf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chereft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheeref | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sheiref | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serrief | 67 | 0 | / |
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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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- 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 Şeref
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