Charef Surname

21,925th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 24,796 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Charef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Charef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria20,7721:1,860189
Morocco3,3741:10,2181,440
Spain3421:136,70210,317
France2141:310,38747,306
Tunisia221:27,7564,198
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
United States71:51,779,848968,877
England61:9,286,343223,652
Switzerland51:1,642,58387,307
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Greece11:11,079,790145,225

Charef (20,586) may also be a first name.

Charef Last Name Facts

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

Charef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻑ) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Charef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 21,925th most prevalent last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 293,900 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Charef reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Mahgreb. Charef is also the 37,005th most widely held forename throughout the world, held by 20,586 people.

The surname Charef is most widespread in Algeria, where it is held by 20,772 people, or 1 in 1,860. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Oran Province, where 11 percent live, Sétif Province, where 9 percent live and Tlemcen Province, where 6 percent live. Barring Algeria Charef occurs in 24 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 14 percent live and Spain, where 1 percent live.

Charef Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Charef earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 35.36% less than the national average, earning $27,893 USD per year and in Canada they earn 22.28% less than the national average, earning $38,614 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chareuf92135/
Charief926/
Charefe925/
Charref925/
Scharef923/
Chareft922/
Chareif922/
Chareef921/
Chaaref921/
Haref91349/
Caref9123/
Schareef865/
Chahrzef861/
Sharef8323,082/
Charif8320,152/
Cheref833,582/
Kharef831,064/
Hareef83394/
Charyf83274/
Chareb8323/
Harefe8315/
Choref8314/
Harief8310/
Careef8310/
Hareff837/
Charev834/
Cahref834/
Charew834/
Harref833/
Carref833/
Hatref832/
Hareaf831/
Chèref831/
Hareif831/
Shareef77337,333/
Sharief7750,820/
Shareif7711,664/
Cherief774,933/
Sharefe77746/
Chariev77446/
Khareef77383/
Chareva77238/
Charrif77183/
Shareff77157/
Sharref7756/
Cheiref7755/
Charife7734/
Chariff7733/
Scharif7731/
Shareaf7731/
Chereif7719/
Shahref7717/
Shairef7715/
Chareev7711/
Chariew7711/
Charhif779/
Chouref778/
Chayrev775/
Choreff774/
Saharef774/
Chairev773/
Charaif773/
Cherref772/
Hasreef772/
Chuiref772/
Cheïref772/
Scharev771/
Tcharev771/
Chareaw771/
Chérief771/
Kharref771/
Hsareef771/
Tcharif771/
Chatrev771/
Chereaf771/
Harhief771/
Kharefe771/
Caharif771/
Cheeref771/
Sharefh771/
Zhareef771/
Zharief771/
Chairew771/
Carieff771/
Harrefe770/
Carew7323,613/
Zaref734,788/
Harif733,152/
Hareb732,235/
Carev73380/
Saref73206/
Jaref73112/
Harev7335/
Xaref7311/
Carif737/
Coref733/
Horef731/
Harew730/
Sharieff711,566/
Sharrief7129/
Shaireef7125/
Shareeff7122/
Shareiff7119/
Chayreva7112/
Shcharev7110/
Cheireif716/
Shaareef715/
Shareefp713/
Shareefs713/
Shareefh712/
Sharreef712/
Cherieff712/
Chaireva712/
Chahyrev712/
Charzhev711/
Schareva711/
Schariff711/
Shhareef711/
Shargeef711/
Saharief711/
Shahrief711/
Sshareef711/
Dshareef711/
Chairiew711/
Chareejw711/
Sxhareef711/
Hshareef711/
Sharreif711/
Shareedf711/
Shareefz711/
Shatreef711/
Cherreef711/
Sharif671,007,485/
Cherif67140,757/
Zareef6714,706/
Sharew6711,783/
Kharif676,090/
Harife671,618/
Hareeb671,219/
Sareef67950/
Zarief67944/
Charib67474/
Zareif67309/
Sharrieff67297/
Harrif67247/
Sarief67211/
Kharev67181/
Hariff67164/
Cherev67136/
Hairif67136/
Chorev67128/
Hareev67116/
Zharif6798/
Sarefe6767/
Jareef6758/
Sharyf6754/
Shoref6726/
Zaharieff6725/
Horeff6722/
Shareb6719/
Chariw6717/
Chorew6716/
Harebh6714/
Sahref6713/
Sarefh6711/
Sareff6710/
Czarev6710/
Caurif6710/
Sharev679/
Zareff678/
Choreb677/
Haruif677/
Cherew676/
Charifova676/
Kharyf676/
Cariev675/
Chariv675/
Hsarif675/
Harrev674/
Hareew674/
Zzaref674/
Chatretvp674/
Caraif674/
Hareav673/
Harifh673/
Carrew672/
Jharif672/
Hargif672/
Saharieff672/
Sareaf672/
Zarref672/
Chahyreva672/
Cherrieff671/
Hasrif671/
Coreaf671/
Csarif671/
Harrew671/
Zharev671/
Cahrif671/
Horeef671/
Jarhef671/
Tcarev671/
Caurev671/
Sasref671/
Khoref671/
Xhareb671/
Sarref671/
Sareif671/
Shchahrev671/
Zareaf671/
Corref671/
Hareab671/
Haraif671/
Harevs670/
Cariff670/
Careyw670/

Charef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Charef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻑalshrf-

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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 Charef
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