Šerif is a male name, in Croatia largely Croatian, but also Muslim and Albanian. It is one of the relatively common names (among the top two thousand) in Croatia, with over two hundred namesakes living there.
The name Šerif was the most popular from years 1936 to 1946. The peak year was 1936. It was the least popular from years 1962 to 1972.
Prevalence
Name Šerif is present mainly in North-West Croatia, and scarcely in Central Croatia. Most of the persons named Šerif live in the following cities and municipalities: Zagreb (about forty), Rijeka (less than twenty), Pula (less than ten).
In the sources analysed in the project Acta Croatica so far, the name is mentioned over five times, the first time 1938 in source Phone Book - Zagreb 1938.