Charif Surname
Approximately 20,152 people bear this surname
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
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 10,156 | 1:3,395 | 314 |
| Algeria | 4,968 | 1:7,776 | 1,324 |
| Comoros | 1,856 | 1:404 | 68 |
| Saudi Arabia | 676 | 1:45,645 | 6,666 |
| Chad | 674 | 1:20,166 | 2,465 |
| Spain | 396 | 1:118,061 | 9,249 |
| France | 260 | 1:255,472 | 39,438 |
| Niger | 159 | 1:120,705 | 4,714 |
| Egypt | 153 | 1:600,887 | 32,813 |
| Argentina | 150 | 1:284,956 | 22,842 |
| United States | 130 | 1:2,788,146 | 165,890 |
| Djibouti | 100 | 1:9,149 | 584 |
| Canada | 50 | 1:736,912 | 58,785 |
| Netherlands | 44 | 1:383,799 | 41,363 |
| Sweden | 41 | 1:240,165 | 16,652 |
| Denmark | 37 | 1:152,560 | 13,318 |
| Germany | 37 | 1:2,175,823 | 115,720 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| England | 31 | 1:1,797,357 | 72,927 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Australia | 19 | 1:1,420,826 | 73,129 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Thailand | 12 | 1:5,886,529 | 390,733 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Tunisia | 9 | 1:67,847 | 8,246 |
| Indonesia | 9 | 1:14,694,355 | 460,137 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Malaysia | 8 | 1:3,686,778 | 134,908 |
| Italy | 6 | 1:10,192,781 | 121,657 |
| India | 5 | 1:153,413,076 | 951,030 |
| Poland | 5 | 1:7,601,750 | 167,855 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Norway | 3 | 1:1,714,095 | 79,528 |
| Colombia | 3 | 1:15,924,691 | 28,711 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Turkey | 3 | 1:25,940,474 | 162,557 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Czechia | 2 | 1:5,316,734 | 169,646 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
| Armenia | 1 | 1:2,930,180 | 22,770 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Gibraltar | 1 | 1:33,954 | 1,660 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Honduras | 1 | 1:8,816,442 | 9,272 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Macau | 1 | 1:601,630 | 1,582 |
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.
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Charif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Charif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Charif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ, Russian: Чариф) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Charif? popularity and diffusion
The surname Charif is the 26,670th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 361,629 people. The surname Charif is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Charif live; 76 percent live in North Africa and 75 percent live in Mahgreb. Charif is also the 77,057th most frequently used first name on earth It is held by 7,071 people.
Charif is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is borne by 10,156 people, or 1 in 3,395. Not including Morocco it occurs in 67 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 25 percent reside and Comoros, where 9 percent reside.
Charif Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Charif last name are 9.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.5% registered to vote for 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
Charif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Charif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ | ashryf | 57.14 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻳﻒ | alshryf | 14.29 |
| ﺃﺷﺮﻳﻒ | ashryf | 14.29 |
| ﺷﺮﻳﻒ | shryf | 14.29 |
| Charif in the Russian language | ||
| Чариф | carif | - |
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