Šerif Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
North Macedonia
Highest density in:
North Macedonia

Šerif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šerif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia731:28,7873,560
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Serif (1,394) & Şerif (585) are calculated separately.

Šerif (4,676) may also be a first name.

Šerif Last Name Facts

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

Šerif is carried by more people in North Macedonia than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant: Serif or Şerif. Click here for further possible spellings of Šerif.

How Common Is The Last Name Šerif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,203,767th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. The last name Šerif is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šerif reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 100,232nd most widely held first name at a global level, borne by 4,676 people.

This surname is most widely held in North Macedonia, where it is held by 73 people, or 1 in 28,787. In North Macedonia it is most common in: Skopje, where 71 percent reside, Southwestern, where 8 percent reside and Eastern, where 7 percent reside. Barring North Macedonia this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Serbia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serif931,394/
Şerif93585/
Zerif80318/
Cerif803/
Šerifova7779/
Sherif73317,300/
Cherif73140,757/
Zeraif73281/
Seriff73158/
Zerrif73143/
Serife7332/
Serief735/
Serrif735/
Serift733/
Şeriff731/
Cerife731/
Zearif731/
Sierif731/
Scerif731/
Sheriff67131,958/
Sherief676,833/
Sherife671,490/
Shereif671,236/
Sherrif67972/
Sheraif67240/
Cheriff67188/
Cheraif67115/
Cherife67114/
Cheirif6772/
Chereif6719/
Sheerif6715/
Cherrif6714/
Scherif6713/
Shearif6711/
Sheyrif678/
Sgeriff676/
Seeriff676/
Sherift675/
Sheirif675/
Seerift673/
Sehriff672/
Cheruif672/
Sherifs672/
Sceriff672/
Serieyf671/
Sieriff671/
Sherifh671/
Sergiff671/
Cheerif671/
Shherif671/
Cheïrif671/
Sereiff671/
Shehrif671/
Shetrif671/
Serrief670/
Seroifs670/
Serriff670/
Ceeriff670/

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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 Šerif
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