Charfi Surname

103,124th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,563 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Charfi Surname User-submission:

This surname is due to the descendants of the Messenger of Muslims who migrated from the Arabian Peninsula to North Africa. They settled in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.

Charfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco2,2831:15,1012,246
Algeria1,6671:23,1744,228
Tunisia3271:1,867196
France901:738,03091,686
Bahrain731:18,4743,432
Qatar221:107,18211,536
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Kenya121:3,848,32540,366
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Belgium51:2,299,329106,824
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
England31:18,572,686338,250
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737

Charfi (135) may also be a first name.

Charfi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname is due to the descendants of the Messenger of Muslims who migrated from the Arabian Peninsula to North Africa. They settled in Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco.

- jaouadhar

Charfi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Charfi (Hindi: चरफी) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Charfi? popularity and diffusion

The surname Charfi is the 103,124th most common surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,597,095 people. Charfi is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Charfi reside; 94 percent reside in North Africa and 94 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 797,647th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 135 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Morocco, where it is borne by 2,283 people, or 1 in 15,101. Besides Morocco this surname exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 37 percent live and Tunisia, where 7 percent live.

Charfi Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Charfi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 66.14% less than the national average, earning €10,168 per year and in United States they earn 1.21% less than the national average, earning $42,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scharfi922/
Chaurfi921/
Charffi921/
Charfit921/
Charfie921/
Tcharfi921/
Harfi912,031/
Carfi911,900/
Tcharfei861/
Sharfi8320,055/
Chorfi8316,540/
Cherfi8310,330/
Kharfi83783/
Charfa83273/
Harfis8369/
Charfe8346/
Zharfi834/
Harfai834/
Harfiz833/
Harfit832/
Charfy832/
Haarfi832/
Harfij831/
Carfie831/
Chèrfi831/
Hairfi831/
Harfie831/
Scharfe772,452/
Cheurfi772,029/
Chourfi77262/
Scharfy7790/
Harfitt7747/
Schárfi7745/
Harfich7733/
Haharfi777/
Cherffi776/
Sharffi776/
Kharfei774/
Sharfit773/
Sharfie772/
Chorffi772/
Charfer771/
Sharfhi771/
Shairfi771/
Sharfai771/
Sharfii771/
Shahrfi771/
Scharfè771/
Ciarfei771/
Cherfie771/
Sharfgi771/
Harffip771/
Kharffi771/
Cherfii771/
Chehrfi771/
Charffa771/
Tcharfe770/
Jarfi731,306/
Sarfi73611/
Zarfi73114/
Harfa7383/
Carfa7356/
Carfe7344/
Harfy7338/
Harfe738/
Šarfi737/
Corfi733/
Carfy733/
Carfí733/
Horfi731/
Scharfer7190/
Scharffe7186/
Sharfish712/
Shahrfit711/
Sharffih711/
Charphai711/
Chorfa672,565/
Sharfa67188/
Sharfe6788/
Scharffer6734/
Sharfy6732/
Hárfai6728/
Corfei6727/
Sharpfish6726/
Harffy6720/
Khorfi6714/
Horfit6714/
Sarfis679/
Sarfui676/
Jarfoi675/
Harvfa674/
Sarfio674/
Cherfe673/
Sarfij673/
Cherfy673/
Kharfy673/
Ciorfi673/
Carfee672/
Carfhe672/
Harffa672/
Chorfe672/
Saarfi672/
Harfer671/
Sarfid671/
Cairfa671/
Harfea671/
Scharfehr671/
Scharffee671/
Harfet671/
Shorfi671/
Hoorfi671/
Jarrfi671/
Sahrfi671/
Sarvfi671/
Sarffi671/
Scharpfer671/
Tsarfi671/
Harfaj671/
Ciarfa671/
Sarrfi671/
Harfay671/
Kharfe671/
Schorfich670/
Harfee670/
Schorfeit670/

Charfi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Charfi in the Hindi language
चरफीcaraphi-

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Charfi
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