Around the globe, Syarif (Syarif 
, Шариф 
, شریف 
) is a common male first name. The forename Syarif is characteristic of Tajikistan, where it is quite a common masculine name, Indonesia, and Kyrgyzstan, where it is quite a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Indonesia, Tajikistan, and Egypt. Likewise, Syarif is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Syarif | Japan, Indonesia, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore |
| Шариф | Azerbaijan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Tajikistan |
| شریف | Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Sudan, Egypt, Iraq |
Syarif is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: .
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syarif ali bin syekhabubakar Indonesian islamic scholar, ID (b. 1790) |
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| syarif abdur rahman bin al-habib husein al-qadri sultan Syarif Abdurrahman Alkadrie (b. 1742) |
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| syarif muhammad alaydrus dari kubu ID (b. 1795) |
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syarif kasim ii dari siak Sultan of Siak, ID (b. 1893) |
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| syarif hamid 4th Sultan of Pelalawan (b. 1844) |
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syarif abdullah alkadrie Indonesian politician, ID (b. 1966) |
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syarif fasha Indonesia politician, ID (b. 1968) |
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syarif hadler ID |
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| syarif abubakar alkadrie ID (b. 1944) |
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| syarif ibrahim Indonesian politician (born 1957 in Cimahi Jawa Barat), ID (b. 1957) |
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| syarif bastaman Indonesian politician (born 1958 in Jakarta), ID (b. 1958) |
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| syarif mahmud chess player (b. 1960) |
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| syarif can ha Indonesian politician (born 1963 in Ternate), ID (b. 1963) |
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| syarif bastaman Indonesian politician (born 1963), ID (b. 1963) |
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| syarif utomo ID (b. 1958) |
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