Šerifi Surname

212,982nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,933 people bear this surname

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

Šerifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Šerifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
North Macedonia1,2171:1,727308
Serbia5171:13,8201,643
Kosovo1551:12,0121,713
Slovenia171:146,33413,558
Croatia161:264,28827,725
Montenegro61:106,5944,599
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841

The alternate forms: Serifi (967) & Şerifi (33) are calculated separately.

Šerifi (75) may also be a first name.

Šerifi Last Name Facts

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

Šerifi occurs more in North Macedonia more than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant: Serifi or Şerifi. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Šerifi? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 212,982nd most numerous family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 3,770,070 people. The last name Šerifi is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Šerifi are found; 100 percent are found in Southeastern Europe and 56 percent are found in South Slavic Europe. It is also the 1,116,575th most frequently held first name internationally, held by 75 people.

The last name is most prevalent in North Macedonia, where it is held by 1,217 people, or 1 in 1,727. In North Macedonia Šerifi is primarily found in: Polog, where 56 percent reside, Northeastern, where 19 percent reside and Skopje, where 17 percent reside. Beside North Macedonia this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Serbia, where 27 percent reside and Kosovo, where 8 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Serifi94967/
Şerifi9433/
Zerifi831,921/
Šerife8312/
Šerifa832/
Cerifi831/
Cherifi7753,785/
Sherifi773,229/
Zerrifi77489/
Serifis77249/
Zeraifi774/
Serifih772/
Serifio771/
Seriffi771/
Cehrifi771/
Sheriffi7111/
Zerriffi7110/
Cheriffi718/
Sheraifi713/
Cheraifi713/
Cheerifi712/
Scherifi712/
Serraifi711/
Shearifi711/
Cheridfi711/
Hcherifi711/
Seherifi711/
Sierifis711/
Sherrifi711/
Shesrifi711/
Cherrifi711/
Zerife671,290/
Sirifi67383/
Zirifi67206/
Serifa67190/
Serife6732/
Serefi6721/
Şerefi675/
Sheriffai675/
Xerife674/
Zerefi674/
Serify673/
Zerify673/
Şerife671/
Cerife671/
Zérifi671/
Sheriffie671/
Cherriffi671/

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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
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  • 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 Šerifi
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