Ben Cherif Surname
Approximately 1,779 people bear this surname
Ben Cherif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,118 | 1:34,554 | 6,292 |
| Morocco | 648 | 1:53,204 | 8,802 |
| France | 4 | 1:16,605,680 | 368,153 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
The alternate forms: Ben Chérif (3) are calculated separately.
Ben Cherif (122) may also be a first name.
Ben Cherif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Ben Cherif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Ben Cherif is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Ben Chérif. Click here to see other potential spellings of Ben Cherif.
How Common Is The Last Name Ben Cherif? popularity and diffusion
The surname Ben Cherif is the 227,923rd most commonly used last name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 4,096,428 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Ben Cherif are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Mahgreb. Ben Cherif is also the 844,248th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 122 people.
This last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,118 people, or 1 in 34,554. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Algiers Province, where 19 percent reside, Adrar Province, where 17 percent reside and Tamanghasset Province, where 14 percent reside. Beside Algeria this last name exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Morocco, where 36 percent reside and France, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ben Chérif | 97 | 3 | / |
| Ben Chzerif | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ben Cherife | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ben Cerif | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ben Cherief | 95 | 1 | / |
| Ben Charif | 90 | 301 | / |
| Ben Kherif | 90 | 11 | / |
| Ben-Cherif | 90 | 2 | / |
| Ben Cherib | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ben Sherif | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ben Cheref | 90 | 1 | / |
| Ben Kherief | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ben Charef | 80 | 551 | / |
| bin Sherif | 80 | 17 | / |
| bin Charif | 80 | 2 | / |
| Ben-Charif | 80 | 1 | / |
| bin Sheriff | 76 | 203 | / |
| Ben-Kherief | 76 | 1 | / |
| bin Sherrif | 76 | 1 | / |
| bin Serif | 74 | 19 | / |
| Ben Kerib | 74 | 1 | / |
| bin Sherriff | 73 | 4 | / |
| bin Ssheriff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ben-Charef | 70 | 2 | / |
| bin Seriff | 70 | 1 | / |
| bin Shereef | 67 | 5 | / |
| Ben Siref | 63 | 1 | / |
| bin Girif | 63 | 1 | / |
| bin Sirib | 53 | 1 | / |
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Ben Cherif
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