Charifa Surname

654,010th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 461 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Charifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Charifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco3071:112,30019,480
Niger681:282,2368,651
Cameroon271:769,22554,005
Philippines241:4,218,259160,165
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guam11:160,1214,893
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Comoros11:749,524685
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Charifa (17,544) may also be a first name.

Charifa Last Name Facts

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

Charifa is found in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Charifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Charifa is the 654,010th most frequently occurring family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 15,808,126 people. The surname Charifa occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Charifa are found; 67 percent are found in North Africa and 67 percent are found in Mahgreb. Charifa is also the 41,574th most widespread forename internationally, borne by 17,544 people.

This last name is most widely held in Morocco, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 112,300. Without taking into account Morocco this surname occurs in 16 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 15 percent are found and Cameroon, where 6 percent are found.

Charifa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Charifa are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.

Charifa earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.96% less than the national average, earning $37,125 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chariffa931/
Charifat931/
Chearifa931/
Harifa92281/
Carifa92104/
Sharifa8611,115/
Charifi865,927/
Cherifa861,053/
Harifah86298/
Kharifa8692/
Charifo8643/
Charife8634/
Zharifa8617/
Charify869/
Hasrifa867/
Cariffa865/
Charufa864/
Hariffa862/
Harifai862/
Harifha861/
Harrifa861/
Charefa861/
Harizfa861/
Chorifa861/
Harifad860/
Sharifat807,431/
Sharifah80452/
Sharifad80280/
Sharifai8090/
Zharifah8075/
Charifou8059/
Chorifah8057/
Charipha8015/
Shariefa8014/
Shariffa8013/
Sharifha8011/
Sharifas8011/
Charifeh808/
Cheriffa807/
Saharifa804/
Sharifaa803/
Cheraifa803/
Cherrifa802/
Dsharifa801/
Ssharifa801/
Shahrifa801/
Chatrifi801/
Charifie801/
Cheriefa801/
Chharifi801/
Chériefa801/
Sharifay801/
Chosrifa801/
Haarifat801/
Harisfad801/
Harefa7741,174/
Sarifa772,932/
Harife771,618/
Harifi77869/
Zarifa77765/
Jarifa77207/
Xarifa7725/
Carifo7722/
Horifa7715/
Chariphai75169/
Chariffou7515/
Chariphap758/
Khairifah757/
Shariffah755/
Cherriffa755/
Shariffai751/
Sharrifah751/
Chariphat751/
Chourifat751/
Sharriffa751/
Shahrifah751/
Zhariffah751/
Charidpha751/
Sarifah716,142/
Shorifa712,343/
Zarifah71902/
Charefi71472/
Saroifa71344/
Zariffa71328/
Sharifo71320/
Sharefa7186/
Sharifashh7172/
Sarifha7122/
Sarifat7119/
Sarifas7118/
Kharifi7117/
Hareefa7113/
Harifit7111/
Shaharifai7110/
Harisfi719/
Cariffo718/
Harefah716/
Sahrifa715/
Charefe715/
Harrefa714/
Sharyfa714/
Hajrifi714/
Hareffa713/
Cherefa713/
Hjarefa712/
Haarefa712/
Carrefa712/
Jarrifa711/
Harifei711/
Sharifahat711/
Sarifaa711/
Haarifi711/
Haraifi711/
Chorefa711/
Shareefa671,551/
Sharipha67195/
Charupha67108/
Shorifah6713/
Chourifi679/
Hajriffi679/
Dzarifah678/
Choraifi676/
Charefou675/
Zairifah673/
Hariphay673/
Saraifat672/
Sharefah672/
Sarifaah671/
Zahariva671/
Shareffa671/
Sharifoi671/
Sharifot671/
Sharyfah671/
Sheirifa671/
Hariphai671/
Hariphas671/
Carreffa671/
Khourifa671/
Saarifah671/
Shearefa671/
Zaraifah671/
Charipho671/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Charifa
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