Şerifi Surname

3,432,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 33 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Kosovo

Şerifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Şerifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey311:2,510,36878,475
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546

The alternate forms: Šerifi (1,933) & Serifi (967) are calculated separately.

Şerifi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Şerifi occurs in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Šerifi or Serifi. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Şerifi? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,432,070th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 220,834,725 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 55 percent of Şerifi are found; 55 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 48 percent are found in East Thrace and Karpass.

This surname is most common in Turkey, where it is held by 31 people, or 1 in 2,510,368. In Turkey it is primarily concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 55 percent are found, Bursa Province, where 26 percent are found and Ankara Province, where 16 percent are found. Excluding Turkey this last name is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Kosovo, where 3 percent are found and North Macedonia, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šerifi941,933/
Serifi94967/
Zerifi831,921/
Şarifi8352/
Şerefi835/
Cerifi831/
Şerife831/
Cherifi7753,785/
Sherifi773,229/
Zerrifi77489/
Serifis77249/
Zeraifi774/
Serifih772/
Serifio771/
Seriffi771/
Cehrifi771/
Sheriffi7111/
Zerriffi7110/
Cheriffi718/
Sheraifi713/
Cheraifi713/
Cheerifi712/
Scherifi712/
Serraifi711/
Sherrifi711/
Cheridfi711/
Hcherifi711/
Seherifi711/
Shearifi711/
Sierifis711/
Shesrifi711/
Shaerifi711/
Cherrifi711/
Zerife671,290/
Sirifi67383/
Sarifi67323/
Zirifi67206/
Serifa67190/
Serife6732/
Serefi6721/
Šerife6712/
Sheriffai675/
Zerefi674/
Xerife674/
Serify673/
Zerify673/
Šerifa672/
Cerife671/
Zérifi671/
Sheriffie671/
Cherriffi671/

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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 Şerifi
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