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
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
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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Footnotes
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