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

The surname Šerif is found in North Macedonia more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Serif or Şerif. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Šerif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,203,767th most numerous surname on earth It is held by around 1 in 98,480,350 people. Šerif occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Šerif reside; 100 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 96 percent reside in South Slavic Europe. Šerif is also the 100,232nd most common first name on earth, borne by 4,676 people.

This last name is most numerous in North Macedonia, where it is borne by 73 people, or 1 in 28,787. In North Macedonia it is most common in: Skopje, where 71 percent live, Southwestern, where 8 percent live and Eastern, where 7 percent live. Aside from North Macedonia this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 1 percent live.

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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