Forename Şerif

All over the world, Şerif (Sheriff , Şerif , Шериф ) is a common predominantly male, but very infrequently female forename. The given name Şerif is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Gambia, where it is quite a common boy's name, Nigeria, where it is quite a common predominantly masculine, but very seldom female name, and Ghana, where it is quite a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Nigeria, Egypt, and Turkey. Likewise, Şerif is the last name as well as the forename.

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Şerif

name Sharif, name Shareef, name Xarife, name Xerif, name Jerife, name الرقيق, name Sherif, name Syarif, name Šerif, name Шериф, name Sheriff, name Serif, name Şerif, name Sjarief

VARIANT	COUNTRY
Sheriff	Nigeria, Sierra Leone, Liberia, United States, Sri Lanka
Şerif	Bulgaria, United States, Saudi Arabia, United Kingdom, Turkey
Шериф	Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Bulgaria

First names said to be same

Jerife, Serif, Shareef, Sharif, Sherif, Sjarief, Syarif, Xarife, Xerif, Šerif, and الرقيق

First name Şerif in the context

Şerif is also a prevalent name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sheriff , the character from Cars franchise; Sheriff of Nottingham , the character from Disney's Robin Hood; Sheriff of Nottingham , the the main villain in the legend of Robin Hood; Sheriff of Nottingham , the character from Princess of Thieves and Sheriff Hoyt , the fictional character in the Texas Chainsaw Massacre remake and its' prequel, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre, and in many other works.

Notable namesakes

	şerif paşa Ottoman diplomat (1865-1951), TR (b. 1865)
	şerif yaçağaz Ottoman army officer, BG (b. 1876)
	şerif i̇lden Turkish politician, TR (b. 1879)
	şerif güralp Turkish author, TR (b. 1885)
	şerif muhittin targan Turkish musician, TR (b. 1892)
	şerif korkut Turkish politician, TR (b. 1895)
	şerif i̇çli Turkish composer and oud player, TR (b. 1899)
	şerif günyar Turkish artist, TR (b. 1958)
	şerif yenen Turkish writer, TR (b. 1963)
	şerif tüten Turkish politician, TR (b. 1925)
	şerif mardin Turkish sociologist, political scientist, and academic, TR (b. 1927)
	şerif sidky (b. 1969)
	solmaz şerif Iranian-American poet, TR (b. 1986)
	şerif ercan Turkish politician, TR (b. 1938)
	şerif cırık Turkish poet and singer, TR (b. 1940)

Forename Şerif

Translations, transliterations and names similar to the name Şerif

First names said to be same

First name Şerif in the context

Notable namesakes

Characteristic surnames