Şerif Surname
Approximately 585 people bear this surname
Şerif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 515 | 1:151,110 | 11,921 |
| Romania | 44 | 1:456,315 | 35,605 |
| Kosovo | 22 | 1:84,630 | 5,088 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
The alternate forms: Serif (1,394) & Šerif (74) are calculated separately.
Şerif (45,691) may also be a first name.
Şerif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Şerif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Şerif is carried by more people in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may occur as: Serif or Šerif. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şerif? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 546,987th most prevalent last name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 12,457,343 people. This surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 77 percent of Şerif live; 77 percent live in West Asia and 76 percent live in Anatolia and Highlands. It is also the 19,946th most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 45,691 people.
The surname is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 515 people, or 1 in 151,110. In Turkey it is most numerous in: Bursa Province, where 18 percent reside, Istanbul Province, where 17 percent reside and Izmir Province, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Turkey this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Romania, where 8 percent reside and Kosovo, where 4 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Serif | 93 | 1,394 | / |
| Šerif | 93 | 74 | / |
| Şeriff | 91 | 1 | / |
| Şeref | 80 | 3,064 | / |
| Zerif | 80 | 318 | / |
| Cerif | 80 | 3 | / |
| Şerifova | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sherif | 73 | 317,300 | / |
| Cherif | 73 | 140,757 | / |
| Zeraif | 73 | 281 | / |
| Seriff | 73 | 158 | / |
| Zerrif | 73 | 143 | / |
| Serife | 73 | 32 | / |
| Serief | 73 | 5 | / |
| Serrif | 73 | 5 | / |
| Serift | 73 | 3 | / |
| Scerif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Cerife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zearif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sierif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sheriff | 67 | 131,958 | / |
| Sherief | 67 | 6,833 | / |
| Sherife | 67 | 1,490 | / |
| Shereif | 67 | 1,236 | / |
| Sherrif | 67 | 972 | / |
| Sheraif | 67 | 240 | / |
| Cheriff | 67 | 188 | / |
| Cheraif | 67 | 115 | / |
| Cherife | 67 | 114 | / |
| Cheirif | 67 | 72 | / |
| Chereif | 67 | 19 | / |
| Sheerif | 67 | 15 | / |
| Cherrif | 67 | 14 | / |
| Scherif | 67 | 13 | / |
| Shearif | 67 | 11 | / |
| Sheyrif | 67 | 8 | / |
| Sgeriff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Seeriff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Sheirif | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sherift | 67 | 5 | / |
| Seerift | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sceriff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sehriff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sherifs | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cheruif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sereiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shherif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shehrif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shetrif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheerif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheïrif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serieyf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sergiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sherifh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sieriff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serrief | 67 | 0 | / |
| Seroifs | 67 | 0 | / |
| Serriff | 67 | 0 | / |
| Ceeriff | 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 Şerif
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