Cognomen شارف (شارف 
, Scharf 
, Scharff ) , throughout the world, is a common last name. The last name شارف is characteristic of Western Europe, particularly Germany, where it is quite a common surname, Austria, and Luxembourg, where it is quite a rare surname. In absolute terms, this name is the most popular in Germany, the United States, and Austria. Very seldom, شارف is the forename as well as the last name.