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Worldwide, Shariff (Shariff , Шариф , Шарифф ) is a common principally masculine, but very seldom female forename. The first name Shariff is characteristic of Tajikistan, where it is quite a common boy's name, Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare male name, and Mauritius. Measured by absolute frequency, it is commonest in Nigeria, Tajikistan, and Tanzania. More prevalently, Shariff is the last name as well as the forename.
Shariff is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .