Charfou Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Charfou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Charfou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger41:4,798,00475,547
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Charfou Last Name Facts

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

Charfou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Charfou.

How Common Is The Last Name Charfou? popularity and diffusion

It is the 7,117,718th most widespread surname at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Charfou is predominantly found in Africa, where 57 percent of Charfou live; 57 percent live in West Africa and 57 percent live in Chadic Africa.

Charfou is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,798,004. In Niger Charfou is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent reside. Barring Niger this surname is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 14 percent reside and Germany, where 14 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charfouh9356/
Charfo92425/
Harfou929/
Sharfou8614/
Harfous866/
Chgarfo861/
Charffo861/
Chaarfo861/
Harfout861/
Carfo8323/
Harfo833/
Harfu832/
Carfu831/
Harfoush8016,693/
Harfouch80608/
Charfoos8024/
Charfa77273/
Sharfu77104/
Sharfo7742/
Corfou7727/
Harfot7726/
Sarfou776/
Harfoh774/
Zarfou771/
Harfod770/
Sharfouie751/
Harfosh71439/
Harfoot71219/
Harfuch71217/
Harfaux71193/
Harfush71126/
Charfas7129/
Harfaut7124/
Charfah719/
Sharfoo719/
Jarfouh714/
Hourfou713/
Sarfouh713/
Charfaz711/
Charfie711/
Harfoya711/
Charffa711/
Charfat711/
Sarfo6746,726/
Corfu67598/
Cearfoss67199/
Harfoosh67127/
Harfa6783/
Carfa6756/
Sarfu6747/
Tcharfas6713/
Charfatt675/
Charfawé674/
Harfusch674/
Horfo673/
Jarfu672/
Zarfu671/
Horfoush671/
Corfo671/
Zarfo671/
Sharfudd671/
Charfaiy671/
Tcharfei671/
Harffush671/
Searfous670/

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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 Charfou
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