Explore the Family Name Shareef

The meaning of Shareef

Muslim: variant of Sharif. Some characteristic forenames: Arabic/Muslim Mohammed, Iqbal, Omar, Rashad, Tahseen, Abdullah, Ali, Ibrahim, Karim, Abdul Hakim, Abdul Rahman, Akhter.

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How common is the last name Shareef in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Shareef has seen a growth in popularity between 2000 and 2010. Ranked at 27,105 in the year 2000, it rose to 22,978 in 2010, an increase of approximately 15.23 percent. This was accompanied by a surge in the count of people with this surname from 840 to 1,113, or a 32.5 percent change. The proportion of individuals with the surname Shareef per 100,000 people also increased by 22.58 percent during this period.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#27,105	#22,978	15.23%
Count	840	1,113	32.5%
Proportion per 100k	0.31	0.38	22.58%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Shareef

The Decennial U.S. Census data also provides insights into the ethnic identity associated with the surname Shareef. In 2000, the largest percentage belonged to individuals identifying as Black (57.26 percent), but by 2010, this figure decreased by 10.09 percent to 51.48 percent. Simultaneously, the percentage of those identifying as Asian/Pacific Islander increased by 9.77 percent, while White identification saw a significant rise of 69.75 percent. However, the proportion of those identifying as Hispanic and American Indian and Alaskan Native dropped to zero in 2010. The percentage of individuals who identified as belonging to two or more races decreased by 35.20 percent over the decade.

	2000	2010	Change
Black	57.26%	51.48%	-10.09%
Asian/Pacific Islander	26.19%	28.75%	9.77%
White	8.1%	13.75%	69.75%
Two or More Races	6.79%	4.4%	-35.2%
Hispanic	0.95%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0.71%	0%	0%