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
Cerif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺮﻳﻒ) occurs in The Ivory Coast more than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant: Ćerif. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cerif? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 10,311,814th most widespread family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname is mostly 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 commonly occurring forename globally, held by 94 people.
This surname is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1 people, or 1 in 23,071,232. In The Ivory Coast it is primarily found in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 100 percent reside. Apart from The Ivory Coast it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Mauritania, where 33 percent reside and Niger, where 33 percent reside.
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
- 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 Cerif
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