Sherif is used as a family name or surname in Egypt. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Sherif
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Egypt
Meaning: Currently, no meaning found for Sherif

How popular is Sherif?

Sherif is common in Egypt.

Sherif is ranked 2544 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Sherifs grew by 71.05264 per cent to 585 since 2000 and ranked 37955 after elevating 18016 spots. The last name was found in around 2 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
White 46.15 40.35
Black 44.62 32.75
Others 3.59 19.3
Hispanic or Latino 3.08 0
Sherif is quite popular family name mostly used in Egypt while Libya is ahead in terms of density. Around 216471 people have been found who wears Sherif as their family name. Sherif 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
5,318 China8
51,441 Kyrgyzstan8
7,022 Senegal7
1,615 Sudan5
5,909 Bangladesh3
8,296 Sri Lanka3
119,730 Brazil3
67,494 South Africa3
11,290 Guyana3
10,329 Pakistan3
6,462 Ivory Coast2
6,977 Tajikistan2
5,300 Syria2
723,167 Indonesia2
19,046 Ireland2
89,020 Tanzania2
4,302 Benin2
12,161 Wales2
34,572 Israel2
3,952 Yemen1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
7,340 Democratic Republic of The Congo1
9,541 Turkmenistan1
13,447 Uganda1
5,553 Taiwan1
16,283 Lithuania1
199,150 Kazakhstan1
29,595 Iran1
20,172 Hungary1
16,640 Hong Kong1
692 Guinea1
25,746 Finland1
664 Equatorial Guinea1
880 Djibouti1
37,493 Austria1
6,967 Macedonia1
2,040 Mali1
1,179 Swaziland1
7,895 South Korea1
624 Solomon Islands1
24,421 Slovakia1
38,841 Scotland1
58,885 Poland1
66,560 Philippines1
16,073 Latvia1
5,916 Mozambique1
8,268 Mauritius1
7,847 Albania1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
56,148 Spain32
17,489 Denmark30
23,443 Norway26
49,545 Belarus20
15,050 Singapore18
12,190 Azerbaijan15
29,517 New Zealand12
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
13,957 Switzerland81
33,970 Netherlands66
14,205 Sweden65
2,438 Bahrain61
38,122 Australia56
85,668 Italy56
Countries with hundreds of Sherif:
8,308 Algeria803
14,537 Germany706
533 Kuwait644
44,372 United States615
348 Qatar564
9,594 Morocco537
12,686 England473
3,777 Tunisia429
6,557 Ghana399
1,521 Oman340
11,234 Uzbekistan303
53,417 Russia261
4,340 Jordan216
24,716 Turkey210
19,108 Canada188
3,282 Lebanon167
61,459 France159
4,112 Bulgaria140
13,194 Malaysia126
41,947 Ukraine123
Countries with thousands of Sherif:
488 Saudi Arabia7,157
171 Liberia3,672
7,208 Nigeria3,210
1,890 Iraq2,279
566 United Arab Emirates1,728
26,154 India1,463
Countries with ten thousands of Sherif:
603 Ethiopia19,345
20 Libya13,495
Countries with hundred thousands of Sherif:
85 Egypt156,078
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Sherif Namesakes

  • Amro Sherif, Basketball Player
  • Adham El Sherif, Film director
  • Agim Sherifovski, Football player
  • Alhaji A. B. Sheriff, Politician
  • Alia Ahmad el Sherif, Hend Sabry's daughter
  • Mayar Sherif, Tennis Player
  • Amro Sherif, Basketball Player
  • Antony Sheriff, Businessman
  • Azam Sheriff, Actor
  • Azem Sheriff, Playback Singer
  • Hussein El Sherif, from 1988 action flick Al Shaweesh Hassan, who played N.
  • In 1995 comedy, drama movie, Tata Wa Rika Wa Kazem Bey, Kamel El Sherif portrayed N.

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