In the entire world, Хариф (Harif 
, Xarif 
, Хариф 
) is quite a rare predominantly male, but very infrequently feminine first name. The given name Хариф is habitual in Western Asia, particularly Qatar, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Azerbaijan, and United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in India, Indonesia, and Pakistan. Also, Хариф is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Harif | Morocco, Pakistan, India, Indonesia, Malaysia |
| Xarif | Morocco, Bangladesh, United Kingdom, Georgia |
| Хариф | Kazakhstan, Russia, Azerbaijan, Kyrgyzstan |
| Kharif | Morocco, Pakistan, India, Sudan, Algeria |