Cerif Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Cerif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cerif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

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) is more commonly found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It can be rendered as: Ćerif. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cerif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cerif is the 10,311,814th most frequently used last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Cerif live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 33 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 980,251st most common given name worldwide, held by 94 people.

The surname Cerif is most widespread in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 23,071,232. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily concentrated in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 100 percent reside. Apart from The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 33 percent reside and Niger, where 33 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Ćerif931/
Cherif91140,757/
Cerife911/
Scerif911/
Cheriff83188/
Cheraif83115/
Cherife83114/
Cheirif8372/
Chereif8319/
Cherrif8314/
Scherif8313/
Kcherif834/
Sceriff832/
Cheruif832/
Tcherif832/
Ccherif832/
Cheïrif831/
Cheerif831/
Ceeriff830/
Serif801,394/
Şerif80585/
Zerif80318/
Šerif8074/
Kerif8011/
Ceref804/
Jerif801/
Scheriff77227/
Cheriffe7718/
Cheireif776/
Scherief775/
Scherrif772/
Chettrif771/
Sherif73317,300/
Cheref733,582/
Kherif731,584/
Zerife731,290/
Chérif73574/
Zeraif73281/
Chirif73231/
Seriff73158/
Zerrif73143/
Cheriv7382/
Djerif7382/
Serife7332/
Cherib7311/
Serief735/
Serrif735/
Zerief735/
Czeref733/
Serift733/
Cheryf733/
Jeriff733/
Cyrife732/
Geriff732/
Keraif732/
Jereif731/
Chèrif731/
Zerzif731/
Jerrif731/
Kerife731/
Zearif731/
Şeriff731/
Sierif731/
Cirife731/
Ceriws731/
Kierif731/
Kerrif731/
Querif730/
Scherriff711/
Sheriff67131,958/
Sherief676,833/
Sherife671,490/
Shereif671,236/
Sherrif67972/
Kherief67891/
Chirife67310/
Chiriff67288/
Sheraif67240/
Kheraif67103/
Cheiref6755/
Keraiff6731/
Cherrib6723/
Sheerif6715/
Jeriffe6714/
Shearif6711/
Sheyrif678/
Jerriff678/
Kheriff677/
Chireif676/
Seeriff676/
Sgeriff676/
Sherift675/
Sheirif675/
Gerriff675/
Cheriph674/
Cherefe674/
Seerift673/
Kherrif673/
Kereiff672/
Cherref672/
Sherifs672/
Sehriff672/
Cheïref672/
Cheriov671/
Cheriws671/
Cheiriv671/
Shherif671/
Sereiff671/
Tseyrif671/
Sieriff671/
Chèrife671/
Khereif671/
Chérife671/
Sherifh671/
Querife671/
Sergiff671/
Serieyf671/
Tchirif671/
Chériff671/
Chereaf671/
Chereft671/
Tseirif671/
Kherife671/
Cheeref671/
Djerrif671/
Shetrif671/
Scherib671/
Shehrif671/
Serrief670/
Seroifs670/
Serriff670/
Keruiff670/
Quereif670/

Cerif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cerif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺷﺮﻳﻒshryf-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cerif
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