Family name Sheref (Sheref 
, Шереф 
) , in all the world, is quite a common cognomen. The cognomen Sheref is habitual in Egypt, where it is quite a rare surname, North Macedonia, and Libya, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Egypt, Ethiopia, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Sheref is the forename as well as the last name.