Šerifa Surname

11,742,229th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Latvia
Highest density in:
Latvia

Šerifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šerifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459

The alternate forms: Serifa (190) are calculated separately.

Šerifa (3,274) may also be a first name.

Šerifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Šerifa is found most frequently in Latvia. It may appear in the variant forms: Serifa. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šerifa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 11,742,229th most numerous last name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šerifa are found; 50 percent are found in Northern Europe and 50 percent are found in Baltic Europe. Šerifa is also the 125,093rd most common given name on earth It is held by 3,274 people.

The surname is most widely held in Latvia, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 2,050,046. Barring Latvia Šerifa exists in one country. It also occurs in Serbia, where 50 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serifa94190/
Šerifi831,933/
Šerife8312/
Zerifa831/
Sherifa773,113/
Cherifa771,053/
Serifat77384/
Seriffa771/
Sherifat71541/
Sherifaj71368/
Sherifah71176/
Sheriffa7111/
Cheriffa717/
Cheraifa713/
Cherifat712/
Cherrifa712/
Sherifay712/
Chearifa711/
Sheirifa711/
Serifaut711/
Zerifi671,921/
Zerife671,290/
Serifi67967/
Zerefa6734/
Şerifi6733/
Serife6732/
Serefa6712/
Sheriffai675/
Sirifa675/
Cherriffa675/
Xerife674/
Sheriffat673/
Zerify673/
Serify673/
Zirifa672/
Serifo672/
Sheriffah671/
Cerife671/
Sherrifat671/
Zerifo671/
Şerife671/
Cerifi671/

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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 Šerifa
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