Şerifoğlu Surname
Approximately 2,372 people bear this surname
Şerifoğlu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Turkey | 2,270 | 1:34,283 | 3,646 |
| Northern Cyprus | 100 | 1:3,190 | 493 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1:3,536,402 | 19,532 |
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 occurs more in Turkey more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms: Şerifoglu or Serifoglu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Şerifoğlu? popularity and diffusion
The surname Şerifoğlu is the 179,783rd most frequently occurring last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 3,072,321 people. The last name Şerifoğlu occurs predominantly in Asia, where 78 percent of Şerifoğlu reside; 78 percent reside in West Asia and 78 percent reside in Anatolia and Highlands.
It is most frequently held in Turkey, where it is carried by 2,270 people, or 1 in 34,283. In Turkey it is most common in: Istanbul Province, where 28 percent are found, Hatay Province, where 13 percent are found and Bursa Province, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Turkey it occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Northern Cyprus, where 4 percent are found and Azerbaijan, where 0 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Şerifoglu | 96 | 1 | / |
| Serifoglu | 93 | 30 | / |
| Şerefoğlu | 89 | 1,182 | / |
| Şarifoğlu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Zarifoğlu | 78 | 320 | / |
| Serifeoglu | 74 | 16 | / |
| Serifoglou | 74 | 6 | / |
| Sarafoğlu | 67 | 85 | / |
| Zarifoglu | 67 | 27 | / |
| Serefoglu | 67 | 18 | / |
| Serifoglo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zirrifoulou | 60 | 1 | / |
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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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