Şerifoğlu Surname

179,783rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,372 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Turkey
Highest density in:
Northern Cyprus

Şerifoğlu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Şerifoğlu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Turkey2,2701:34,2833,646
Northern Cyprus1001:3,190493
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Bosnia and Herzegovina11:3,536,40219,532

The alternate forms: Şerifoglu (1) & Serifoglu (30) are calculated separately.

Şerifoğlu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Şerifoğlu is more frequently found in Turkey than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Şerifoglu or Serifoglu. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Şerifoğlu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 179,783rd most frequently used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 3,072,321 people. The surname Şerifoğlu is mostly found in Asia, where 78 percent of Şerifoğlu reside; 78 percent reside in West Asia and 78 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.

This last name is most widely held in Turkey, where it is borne by 2,270 people, or 1 in 34,283. In Turkey Şerifoğlu is mostly concentrated in: Istanbul Province, where 28 percent reside, Hatay Province, where 13 percent reside and Bursa Province, where 9 percent reside. Beside Turkey this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 4 percent reside and Azerbaijan, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şerifoglu961/
Serifoglu9330/
Şerefoğlu891,182/
Şarifoğlu891/
Zarifoğlu78320/
Serifeoglu7416/
Serifoglou746/
Sarafoğlu6785/
Zarifoglu6727/
Serefoglu6718/
Serifoglo671/
Zirrifoulou601/
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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 Şerifoğlu
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