Shariff is used as a family name or surname in Kenya. It is 7 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Shariff
No. of characters: 7
Origin: Kenya
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Shariff

How popular is Shariff?

Shariff is common in Kenya.

Shariff is ranked 7674 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Shariffs grew by 46.68675 per cent to 974 since 2000 and ranked 25403 after elevating 7206 spots. The last name was found in around 3 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Asian and Native Hawaiian
& Other Pacific Islander		 63.66 57.98
Black 17.66 14.01
White 12.42 9.94
Others 4.72 15.36
Hispanic or Latino 1.03 1.81
American Indian and Alaska Native 0.51 0.9
Shariff is quite popular family name mostly used in Malaysia while Brunei is ahead in terms of density. Around 70552 people have been found who wears Shariff as their family name. Shariff is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
3,712 Iceland10
100,092 Spain9
275,830 Ukraine8
13,220 Thailand6
7,031 China6
10,876 Trinidad and Tobago5
5,779 Uganda4
11,480 Japan4
1,941 Sudan4
1,295 Yemen4
4,529 Mauritius3
3,752 Iraq3
2,967 Vietnam3
14,193 Egypt3
4,367 Afghanistan2
147,165 Czech Republic2
65,594 Belgium2
23,858 Iran2
12,161 Wales2
476 Djibouti2
11,224 Cameroon2
3,940 Ethiopia2
50,640 Switzerland2
10,183 Jordan2
2,835 Libya2
549 Seychelles2
49,101 Denmark1
340 Comoros1
4,999 Papua New Guinea1
56,169 Mexico1
165,773 Belarus1
2,024 Mongolia1
120,357 Argentina1
7,847 Albania1
5,916 Mozambique1
58,885 Poland1
6,688 Malawi1
36,814 Romania1
153,416 Italy1
19,533 Uruguay1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
700 Somalia1
12,270 Lebanon1
7,790 Zambia1
53,505 Turkey1
3,214 Niger1
2,935 Madagascar1
7,198 Maldives1
31,584 Peru1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
12,564 New Zealand50
155,398 France49
4,813 Hong Kong47
21,712 Sweden44
11,040 Scotland39
20,103 Norway33
214,459 Indonesia30
11,387 Ireland22
62,494 Netherlands22
377,825 Russia17
55,829 Zimbabwe16
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
24,811 Australia97
92,589 Brazil79
1,579 Guyana74
Countries with hundreds of Shariff:
536 Oman959
7,660 South Africa840
3,059 Sri Lanka783
5,959 Canada723
734 Singapore639
421 Qatar496
5,685 Ghana479
30,822 Philippines387
966 Kuwait383
1,375 Botswana282
38,477 Germany269
218 Brunei199
811 Bahrain195
722 Fiji170
Countries with thousands of Shariff:
374 Saudi Arabia8,773
9,974 India4,836
6,131 Nigeria3,821
2,870 Bangladesh3,094
1,760 Tanzania3,040
514 United Arab Emirates1,888
23,117 United States1,350
5,532 England1,301
Countries with ten thousands of Shariff:
304 Malaysia13,533
1,197 Pakistan10,938
557 Kenya10,436
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Shariff Namesakes

  • Mo Shariff, Soccer player
  • Reza Shariffi, Costume designer
  • Reza Shariffi, Costume designer
  • Khairul Anuar Shariff, Musical artist
  • Reza Shariffi, Costume designer
  • Shiraz Shariff, Politician
  • Reza Shariffi, Costume designer
  • Reza Shariffi, Costume designer
  • Reza Shariffi, Costume designer
  • Mo Shariff, Soccer player

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