The baby name Sharafuddin is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced sha-RAF-ud-DEEN (approx. IPA: /ʃaːraf uddiːn/).
Sharafuddin is Arabic in Origin.
The baby name Sharafuddin is a Male name , 4 syllables long and is pronounced sha-RAF-ud-DEEN (approx. IPA: /ʃaːraf uddiːn/).
Sharafuddin is Arabic in Origin.
Sharafuddin is an Arabic compound male name formed from sharaf (“honor, nobility”) and al-din/ud-din (“of the faith/religion”), yielding the meaning “honor of the religion.” It belongs to the classical laqab tradition, where al-Din names were bestowed on scholars and dignitaries. Common variants reflect regional phonology and transliteration: Sharaf al-Din, Sharaf ad-Din, Sharaf-ud-Din, Sharaf Uddin, Sharfuddin, Sherafuddin; Turkish Serafettin; Malay/Indonesian Sharafuddin; and Central Asian Sharofiddin/Sharofuddin.
The name circulated widely from the medieval Islamic world into Persianate, South Asian, and Southeast Asian contexts. Notable bearers include the Persian mathematician Sharaf al-Din al-Tusi (12th–13th c.), the Timurid historian Sharaf al-Din Ali Yazdi (d. 1454), the Indian Sufi Sharfuddin Bu Ali Qalandar (13th c.), and Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of Selangor (b. 1945). Usage today is steady across Muslim communities; informal short forms include Sharaf and Uddin, while related names include Sharifuddin (“noble of the faith”).
Based on birth registration data from national statistics agencies.
| Country | Gender | Year | Rank | Born | of |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IN | 0 | #71 | 1 | 2,963 | |
| AF | 0 | #74 | 3 | 1,883 | |
| MV | Boys | 0 | #79 | 1 | 3,375 |
| AF | Girls | 0 | #94 | 1 | 2,402 |
| BN | Boys | 0 | #139 | 1 | 6,332 |
| AF | Boys | 0 | #239 | 32 | 3,535 |
| SA | 0 | #312 | 1 | 10,560 | |
| DK | Boys | 0 | #332 | 1 | 7,401 |
| PT | Boys | 0 | #381 | 1 | 7,951 |
| YE | 0 | #398 | 1 | 8,639 | |
| KW | Girls | 0 | #561 | 1 | 19,177 |
| BH | 0 | #585 | 3 | 17,937 | |
| BD | Boys | 0 | #605 | 1 | 10,045 |
| QA | Boys | 0 | #737 | 7 | 18,093 |
| SG | Boys | 0 | #738 | 2 | 17,960 |
| BR | Boys | 0 | #785 | 1 | 12,213 |
| KW | Boys | 0 | #804 | 3 | 18,755 |
| OM | Boys | 0 | #913 | 6 | 17,948 |
| EG | Boys | 0 | #924 | 2 | 15,035 |
| NG | Boys | 0 | #999 | 3 | 16,906 |
| SA | Girls | 0 | #1,010 | 5 | 25,931 |
| IN | Boys | 0 | #1,038 | 2 | 16,750 |
| AE | Boys | 0 | #1,069 | 24 | 22,615 |
| MY | Boys | 0 | #1,093 | 19 | 25,439 |
| TR | 0 | #1,251 | 4 | 19,440 | |
| SA | Boys | 0 | #1,558 | 57 | 28,008 |
Sharafuddin is popular in 20 countries — most recent births per country:
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