Charafa Surname

2,106,139th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 80 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Charafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Charafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria641:603,61839,274
Jordan71:1,263,20516,935
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Charafa (3,189) may also be a first name.

Charafa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Charafa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Charafa is found most frequently in Algeria. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Charafa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Charafa is the 2,106,139th most frequently occurring surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 89 percent of Charafa live; 85 percent live in North Africa and 85 percent live in Mahgreb. Charafa is also the 127,214th most common first name worldwide, held by 3,189 people.

The surname Charafa is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is borne by 64 people, or 1 in 603,618. In Algeria Charafa is mostly found in: Tébessa Province, where 97 percent are found, Annaba Province, where 2 percent are found and Mila Province, where 2 percent are found. Not including Algeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Jordan, where 9 percent are found and Morocco, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charafat934/
Carafa922,662/
Harafa9250/
Scharafat8812/
Scharaffa8811/
Charafi865,504/
Sharafa861,392/
Caraffa86944/
Carrafa86793/
Cherafa86551/
Chorafa86147/
Charafe8665/
Harafat8612/
Kharafa8612/
Harrafa8610/
Charafo869/
Harafah862/
Hasrafa861/
Harafas861/
Charefa861/
Harafau861/
Charafy861/
Sharafat8010,276/
Sharafaz80705/
Charrafi80514/
Chorafas80201/
Chourafa80177/
Carraffa80161/
Ciaraffa80146/
Sharafah8049/
Sharafai8028/
Sharaffa8025/
Charavah8013/
Sharafaj805/
Charafer804/
Sharafad804/
Sharafas803/
Cheraifa803/
Sharrafa802/
Cheraffa802/
Sharafau802/
Saharafa801/
Shahrafa801/
Choraffa801/
Charoufa801/
Charafih801/
Charafii801/
Chharhafath7810/
Sarafa777,907/
Harafi77796/
Zarafa77174/
Harafe7754/
Jarafa7750/
Carafo776/
Xarafa771/
Corafa771/
Harofa771/
Carafă771/
Sharaffat757/
Sharaafat752/
Harafahad751/
Sharafaad751/
Sharrafat751/
Tcharafei751/
Sharrafah751/
Sharafaat751/
Sarafat712,023/
Sharafo711,307/
Shorafa71639/
Kharafi71431/
Chorafi71243/
Sarafaj7184/
Sarrafa7144/
Harofah7137/
Kharofa7130/
Sarafah7127/
Zarafah7125/
Caraffo7123/
Charatphat7123/
Sarafas7121/
Horafas7117/
Harzafi7111/
Harafit7110/
Harapha718/
Sarafaz717/
Jarrafa715/
Harrafi714/
Siarafa714/
Cherefa713/
Sahrafa713/
Sarafai712/
Sarafha712/
Sarafad712/
Ssarafa712/
Zarrafa712/
Zarafea712/
Kharafy712/
Chorafe711/
Sargafa711/
Saraffa711/
Saraufa711/
Tchargafou711/
Hasrafi711/
Haraifi711/
Haraffi711/
Kharafe711/
Kharafo711/
Chorefa711/
Harafiz711/
Chourafi67378/
Harafesh67312/
Haraphat67159/
Sharafoh67106/
Ciaraffo6751/
Sarrafah6723/
Kharoufa6716/
Sarrafha6712/
Khairafi6712/
Kharofah6710/
Sharofah679/
Sharafou678/
Choraifi676/
Shorafat674/
Charoufe673/
Kharoofa672/
Kharafeh672/
Saraifat672/
Sarasfat672/
Saharava671/
Sarafash671/
Saarafat671/
Sarafeas671/
Haroufai671/
Charaphe671/
Kharoffa671/
Sharapha671/
Sharofat671/
Sharoofa671/
Zaraifah671/

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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 Charafa
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