Family name Xarif (Xarif 
, Хариф 
, Шериф 
) , around the world, is a rare last name. The cognomen Xarif is habitual in Bulgaria, where it is quite a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname, and Morocco. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in Bangladesh, Bulgaria, and Morocco. Also, Xarif is the forename as well as the last name.