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What does Sharif mean?
Sharif 
as a boys' name is pronounced sha-REEF. It is of Arabic origin, and the meaning of Sharif is "honored". A name of descendants of Muhammad. Actor Omar Sharif.
STARTS WITH Sha-
ASSOCIATED WITH arabic
Variations
VARIANTS Shareef, Shereef, Sherif
FEMININE FORM Sharifa
CREATIVE FORMS(male)
(female)
MIDDLE NAME PAIRINGS
Sharif Jrue (S.J.), ..
How popular is Sharif?
Sharif is an uncommon first name for males but a very popular last name for all people (#11595 out of 150436, Top 8%). (2000 U.S. DEMOGRAPHICS)
Sharif entered the list in 1970-1979 and reached its highest rank of #1149 in the U.S. then, but is not in the list at the moment. (TOP 2000 NAMES, 2018)
Which version is better?
Shareef is the only other popular related form of Sharif. Adoption of these forms of Sharif was more pronounced among parents 2 decades ago (ADOPTION OF 0.01%).
Similar Names
Recommended sound-alike names are Hanif, Kharim, Latif, Saarik, Saariq, Sabin, Sagiv, Said, Sail, Salim, Sapir, Sarge, Sariq, Savil, Sedric, Sedrik, Sevrin, Shaan, Shabat, Shad▼, Shaday, Shadd, Shade, Shadi, Shadoe, Shadrick, Shafar, Shafik, Shafiq, Shafir, Shai, Shaka, Shakhil (see Shakil), Shakil, Shakill, Shakir, Shalom, Shamir, Shamus, Shan, Shanan, Shandy, Shane▼, Shanen, Shani, Shaq, Shaque, Shaquil, Shashi, Shaul, Shaun▼, Shavon, Shawn▼, Shawnie, Shawnn, Shay, Shayan, Shaye, Shayn, Shayne▼, Shays, Sherill, Sherwin, Shia, Shiriki, Shura, Slavin, Spark, Sparky, Stacie, Starck, Stark, Starke, Starr and Swain. These names tend to be more commonly used than Sharif.
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