Cerif Surname
Approximately 3 people bear this surname
Cerif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
The alternate forms: Ćerif (1) are calculated separately.
Cerif (94) may also be a first name.
Cerif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cerif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cerif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺮﻳﻒ) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as: Ćerif. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cerif? popularity and diffusion
It is the 10,311,814th most common last name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Cerif reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 33 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 980,251st most frequently held first name in the world, borne by 94 people.
This last name is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 23,071,232. In The Ivory Coast Cerif is mostly concentrated in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 100 percent live. Aside from The Ivory Coast it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 33 percent live and Niger, where 33 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cerif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cerif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺮﻳﻒ | shryf | - |
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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
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- 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 Cerif
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