Charf Surname

645,032nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 470 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Charf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Charf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
France1051:632,59782,532
United States1001:3,624,589201,936
Algeria331:1,170,65342,541
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Charf (54) may also be a first name.

Charf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Charf is most common in Morocco. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Charf? popularity and diffusion

Charf is the 645,032nd most frequently held surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 15,505,417 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 53 percent of Charf live; 52 percent live in North Africa and 52 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,350,955th most frequently held forename internationally, held by 54 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 204 people, or 1 in 169,000. Not including Morocco this last name exists in 14 countries. It is also common in France, where 22 percent reside and The United States, where 21 percent reside.

Charf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Charf has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name grew 667 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Charf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Charf surname are 38.08% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 84.85% registered with the political party.

Charf earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 34.98% more than the national average, earning $58,243 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scharf9133,103/
Charff9159/
Charfe9146/
Chairf912/
Chaerf911/
Harf892,304/
Carf8928/
Scharff836,687/
Scharpf832,840/
Tscharf83145/
Scharft8389/
Schearf8363/
Scharfs8330/
Schaarf8318/
Scharrf838/
Chaharf831/
Tcharfe830/
Sharf8018,641/
Harff80916/
Cherf80638/
Harpf80228/
Carfì8049/
Carff8038/
Charb8032/
Kharf8022/
Hajrf8012/
Harfe808/
Charw805/
Chorf804/
Charv803/
Carrf802/
Harft801/
Hasrf801/
Harrf800/
Haarf800/
Harfs800/
Scharpff77101/
Scharffe7786/
Scharffs7732/
Charfová771/
Schaarpf771/
Scharrff771/
Schaarff770/
Sharff73516/
Scharb73259/
Shairf73131/
Sharfe7388/
Sharpf7337/
Charvt7328/
Choirf7323/
Schorf7313/
Cheirf738/
Kharwf736/
Harrfs735/
Cheurf733/
Shearf733/
Sharwf733/
Sharhf733/
Sharrf732/
Saharf732/
Sharft732/
Chorfe732/
Shahrf732/
Hcharw732/
Cherff731/
Harfch731/
Harrff731/
Tsharf731/
Sharfp731/
Kharfe731/
Scharv730/
Harfft730/
Scharfová7146/
Harb6780,909/
Jarf67669/
Sarf67576/
Zarf67205/
Horf67170/
Corf67106/
Harv6760/
Cheiref6755/
Šarf6755/
Sharffe6717/
Carv6716/
Harw6716/
Shairef6715/
Scharwz678/
Chayrev675/
Shahrwf675/
Schorff674/
Chairev673/
Scharffová673/
Carw673/
Čarf673/
Schorpf672/
Scharph672/
Shairff672/
Scharffova672/
Hörf671/
Sharrff671/
Sharıfı671/
Shaharf671/
Schaarb671/
Sharhff671/
Chairew671/
Chairwt671/
Chharph671/
Chorffe671/
Shearff670/

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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 Charf
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