Where Does The Last Name Ch'rif Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Ch'rif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Ch'rif? ^{popularity and diffusion}

This last name is the 1,527,735^th most frequently held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 53,584,896 people. The last name Ch'rif occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Ch'rif are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. Ch'rif is also the 1,032,266^th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 86 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Mauritania, where it is carried by 132 people, or 1 in 31,022. In Mauritania Ch'rif is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 36 percent are found, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 18 percent are found and Assaba Region, where 9 percent are found. Without taking into account Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Morocco, where 3 percent are found.