Cognomen الشريف (Sharif 
, Cherif 
, Al-Sherif 
) , across the world, is a widespread family name. The last name الشريف is characteristic of Bahrain, where it is a common surname, Tunisia, and United Arab Emirates (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Southern Asia, particularly Pakistan, India, and Bangladesh. Likewise, الشريف is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Sharif | Tunisia, Algeria, India, Pakistan, Bangladesh |
| Cherif | Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Algeria, Malaysia, India |
| Al-Sherif | United Kingdom, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Egypt, United States |
| الشريف | Turkey, Iran |
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الرشيد بن علي الشريف Sultan of Morocco (1631-1672), MA (b. 1631) |
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إسماعيل بن الشريف second ruler of the Moroccan Alaouite dynasty, MA (b. 1646) |
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| محمد بن الشريف Moroccan Sultan, MA (b. 1635) |
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| إبراهيم الشريف Bey of Tunis, TN (b. 1650) |
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فاطمة الشريف Queen consort of Libya, LY (b. 1911) |
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| محمد الهاشمي الشريف TN (b. 1853) |
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جلال فاروق الشريف Syrian journalist, SY (b. 1925) |
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أحمد بن الشريف Algerian politician (1927-2018), DZ (b. 1927) |
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عمر الشريف Egyptian actor (1932–2015), EG (b. 1932) |
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مُحمَّد الهادي الشريف Tunisian historian and academic, TN (b. 1932) |
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طارق الشريف SY (b. 1935) |
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نور الشريف Egyptian actor, EG (b. 1946) |
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| عبد السلام الشريف Egyptian actor, EG (b. 1910) |
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| محمود الشريف Algerian politician, DZ (b. 1912) |
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يوسف الشريف Egyptian actor, EG (b. 1978) |
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