Across the world, الشريفي (الشريفي 
) is quite a rare predominantly male, but scarcely feminine forename. The given name الشريفي is characteristic of Iraq, where it is quite a rare predominantly boy's, but very infrequently girly name, Libya, where it is quite a rare masculine name, and Sudan, where it is a rare boy's name. Much more frequently, الشريفي is the last name as well as the forename.