Charfo Surname

694,796th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 425 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Charfo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Charfo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger4081:47,0392,401
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Charfo (126) may also be a first name.

Charfo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Charfo (Arabic: شرفو) is held by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Charfo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 694,796th most numerous last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. The last name Charfo occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Charfo are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 98 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 829,183rd most commonly occurring given name at a global level, held by 126 people.

The surname Charfo is most frequent in Niger, where it is held by 408 people, or 1 in 47,039. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 84 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 14 percent live. Without taking into account Niger this last name is found in 4 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 2 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charfou927/
Chgarfo921/
Charffo921/
Chaarfo921/
Carfo9123/
Harfo913/
Charfouh8656/
Charfoos8624/
Charfa83273/
Sharfo8342/
Harfot8326/
Harfou839/
Cherfo837/
Harfoh834/
Harfod830/
Harfosh77439/
Harfoot77219/
Charfas7729/
Sharfou7714/
Sharfoo779/
Charfah779/
Harfous776/
Harfout771/
Charfat771/
Charfaz771/
Charffa771/
Sarfo7346,726/
Harfa7383/
Carfa7356/
Horfo733/
Zarfo731/
Corfo731/
Harfoush7116,693/
Harfouch71608/
Cherfouh71450/
Cearfoss71199/
Harfoosh71127/
Tcharfas7113/
Charfatt715/
Cherfa672,878/
Chorfa672,565/
Sarfoh671,067/
Sarfoa67569/
Kharfa67325/
Sharfa67188/
Corfou6727/
Harfas6724/
Harfat6723/
Sarffo6715/
Harfah6713/
Sarfou676/
Jarfoi675/
Harvfa674/
Zharfa673/
Harfad673/
Sarfoo673/
Harffa672/
Harfaş672/
Sarfoj671/
Cairfa671/
Harfaz671/
Sgarfo671/
Sarfos671/
Zarfou671/
Searfo671/
Chàrfà671/
Ciarfa671/

Charfo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Charfo in the Arabic language
شرفوshrfw-

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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
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  • 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 Charfo
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