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
Şeref is borne by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant: Seref. For other possible spellings of Şeref click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şeref? popularity and diffusion
It is the 144,929th most widely held surname at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,378,442 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 85 percent of Şeref are found; 85 percent are found in West Asia and 85 percent are found in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 22,553rd most frequent forename globally It is held by 39,275 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is held by 2,990 people, or 1 in 26,027. In Turkey Şeref is primarily found in: Istanbul Province, where 22 percent reside, Ankara Province, where 10 percent reside and Gaziantep Province, where 6 percent reside. Besides Turkey Şeref is found in 4 countries. It is also common 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
- 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 Şeref
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