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

Charfo (Arabic: شرفو) occurs in Niger more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Charfo.

How Common Is The Last Name Charfo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 694,796th most commonly occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 17,147,167 people. The surname Charfo is mostly found 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 first name at a global level, held by 126 people.

Charfo is most frequently occurring in Niger, where it is held by 408 people, or 1 in 47,039. In Niger Charfo is mostly found in: Tahoua Region, where 84 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 14 percent are found. Other than Niger this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 2 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

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
  • 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 Charfo
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