Around the globe, شريف (Sherif 
, Sharif , Shareef 
, and others...) is a widespread boy's first name. The first name شريف is characteristic of Egypt, where it is a common male name, Qatar, where it is quite a common principally male, but scarcely feminine name, and United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a common boy's name (explore the name in all countries). Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, Egypt, and Ethiopia. Also, شريف is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Sherif, Sharif | Ethiopia, India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt |
| Shareef | India, Saudi Arabia, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Egypt |
| Cherif | Ethiopia, India, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, Egypt |
| شريف | Iran, Afghanistan, Turkey |
| Chérif | Senegal, Tunisia, Algeria, Guinea, Egypt |
شريف is also a name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Sheriff , the character from Cars franchise.
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شريف محمد رؤف پاشا Ottoman senator and liberal politician, TR (b. 1838) |
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شريف صبري باشا Egyptian politician, EG (b. 1895) |
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محجوب شريف Sudanese poet and human rights activist, SD (b. 1948) |
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شريف إسماعيل Egyptian Prime Minister, EG (b. 1955) |
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شريف نور Egyptian musician, EG (b. 1958) |
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شريف منير Egyptian actor, EG (b. 1959) |
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شريف بهاء الدين Egyptian zoologist, EG (b. 1960) |
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شريف عواد Egyptian actor, EG (b. 1966) |
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| شريف حتاتة Egyptian doctor, author and communist activist, EG (b. 1923) |
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شريف فتحي المشد Guantanamo detainee known to have been released, EG (b. 1976) |
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شريف رمزى Egyptian actor, EG (b. 1981) |
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| شريف بلقاسم Algerian politician, DZ (b. 1933) |
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شريف اكرامى Egyptian footballer, EG (b. 1983) |
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شريف اشرف Egyptian footballer, EG (b. 1987) |
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| شريف بالامين Tunisian businessman, TN (b. 1940) |
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