Globally, Sharef (Sharef 
) is quite a rare masculine forename. The first name Sharef is habitual in Syria, where it is quite a rare masculine name, Libya, and Saudi Arabia, where it is quite a rare principally boy's, but scarcely girly name. In absolute terms, it is commonest in Egypt, Saudi Arabia, and Syria. Likewise, Sharef is the last name as well as the forename.