Charif Surname

26,670th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 20,152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Comoros

Charif Surname User-submission:

A name used to indicate blood relations with the last Prophet in Islam. Prevalent in parts of Africa and Western Asia.

Charif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco10,1561:3,395314
Algeria4,9681:7,7761,324
Comoros1,8561:40468
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Chad6741:20,1662,465
Spain3961:118,0619,249
France2601:255,47239,438
Niger1591:120,7054,714
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Argentina1501:284,95622,842
United States1301:2,788,146165,890
Djibouti1001:9,149584
Canada501:736,91258,785
Netherlands441:383,79941,363
Sweden411:240,16516,652
Denmark371:152,56013,318
Germany371:2,175,823115,720
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
England311:1,797,35772,927
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Australia191:1,420,82673,129
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Thailand121:5,886,529390,733
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Malaysia81:3,686,778134,908
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
India51:153,413,076951,030
Poland51:7,601,750167,855
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Norway31:1,714,09579,528
Colombia31:15,924,69128,711
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Turkey31:25,940,474162,557
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Macau11:601,6301,582

Charif (7,071) may also be a first name.

Charif Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

A name used to indicate blood relations with the last Prophet in Islam. Prevalent in parts of Africa and Western Asia.

- anon20

Charif Last Name Facts

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

Charif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ, Russian: Чариф) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Charif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 26,670th most frequently used surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 361,629 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Charif reside; 76 percent reside in North Africa and 75 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 77,057th most frequently occurring forename world-wide, held by 7,071 people.

It is most commonly used in Morocco, where it is borne by 10,156 people, or 1 in 3,395. Apart from Morocco it exists in 67 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 25 percent are found and Comoros, where 9 percent are found.

Charif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Charif surname are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 62.5% being registered with the political party.

The amount Charif earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 1.09% less than the national average, earning $42,677 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.28% less than the national average, earning $40,102 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Charrif92183/
Charife9234/
Chariff9233/
Scharif9231/
Charhif929/
Charief926/
Charaif923/
Chareif922/
Tcharif921/
Caharif921/
Harif913,152/
Carif917/
Schariff861/
Sharif831,007,485/
Cherif83140,757/
Charef8324,796/
Kharif836,090/
Harife831,618/
Charib83474/
Charyf83274/
Harrif83247/
Hariff83164/
Hairif83136/
Zharif8398/
Chariw8317/
Harief8310/
Caurif8310/
Haruif837/
Chariv835/
Hsarif835/
Caraif834/
Harifh833/
Jharif832/
Hargif832/
Hasrif831/
Csarif831/
Cahrif831/
Hareif831/
Haraif831/
Cariff830/
Charifova806/
Shariff7752,945/
Sharief7750,820/
Shareif7711,664/
Cherief774,933/
Sharrif77662/
Chariev77446/
Sharife77446/
Shahrif77370/
Cheriff77188/
Chareuf77135/
Cheraif77115/
Saharif77113/
Harriff7796/
Cheirif7772/
Sharaif7736/
Shaarif7729/
Chereif7719/
Cherrif7714/
Shearif7711/
Chariew7711/
Charrib7711/
Sharifh779/
Shairif779/
Sharift777/
Sharifs776/
Charefe775/
Charref775/
Shasrif774/
Dsharif774/
Zhariff774/
Choerif774/
Scharef773/
Sharuif773/
Chariov773/
Shharif773/
Chareft772/
Sharipf772/
Cheruif772/
Chourif772/
Khariff772/
Ssharif772/
Sharifp772/
Sharidf772/
Carriff771/
Chatriv771/
Sharifz771/
Sharisf771/
Chérief771/
Kharrif771/
Chareef771/
Shariof771/
Shatrif771/
Charaiv771/
Cheïrif771/
Harhief771/
Cheerif771/
Chaaref771/
Shsarif771/
Shzarif771/
Sharhif771/
Sharitf771/
Sjharif771/
Zharief771/
Carieff771/
Hsharif771/
Zarif7350,779/
Sarif7329,329/
Jarif732,848/
Harib73716/
Haref73349/
Hariw7346/
Caref7323/
Horif7315/
Hariv739/
Xarif736/
Cariv734/
Şarif733/
Cariw732/
Sharieff711,566/
Sharriff7184/
Sharrief7129/
Shareiff7119/
Sahariff7115/
Cheireif716/
Sheariff716/
Schareef715/
Sharifff715/
Shariffe714/
Shahriff714/
Cherieff712/
Shargoif711/
Sharaiff711/
Shearift711/
Shaharif711/
Saharief711/
Hausriff711/
Shahrief711/
Shahrife711/
Chairiew711/
Shasriff711/
Chahrzef711/
Sharreif711/
Shaariff711/
Schoripf710/
Sharifova6736,181/
Sharef6723,082/
Shorif6712,023/
Cheref673,582/
Sharib671,108/
Kharef671,064/
Zarief67944/
Sahrif67565/
Sjarif67513/
Sariff67508/
Hareef67394/
Zareif67309/
Sharrieff67297/
Sarief67211/
Chorib6792/
Sarife6791/
Cheriv6782/
Hariph6782/
Siarif6781/
Shariv6767/
Zariff6763/
Khariv6755/
Sharyf6754/
Sarrif6736/
Khorif6734/
Saarif6728/
Zaharieff6725/
Chareb6723/
Hairib6719/
Jahrif6718/
Xariff6715/
Harefe6715/
Choref6714/
Sayrif6713/
Dzarif6712/
Careef6710/
Zaraif6710/
Hareff677/
Haribh677/
Hsarib676/
Zarrif676/
Kharyf676/
Cariev675/
Charev674/
Harriw674/
Ssarif674/
Cahref674/
Sgarif674/
Charew674/
Harref673/
Carref673/
Zahrif673/
Sharifová673/
Haraib673/
Harisv672/
Saharieff672/
Hatref672/
Hourif672/
Shahariff672/
Harisw672/
Sarifh671/
Saraif671/
Saripf671/
Choriw671/
Cherrieff671/
Jairif671/
Hareaf671/
Harivs671/
Zhariv671/
Sharriffs671/
Shaahriff671/
Chèref671/
Horiff671/
Zearif671/
Sarift671/
Harziv671/
Sarzif671/
Sareif671/
Harijb671/

Charif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Charif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒashryf57.14
ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻳﻒalshryf14.29
ﺃﺷﺮﻳﻒashryf14.29
ﺷﺮﻳﻒshryf14.29
Charif in the Russian language
Чарифcarif-

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