Charifou Surname
Approximately 59 people bear this surname
Charifou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 48 | 1:1,383,807 | 136,859 |
| Niger | 4 | 1:4,798,004 | 75,547 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Comoros | 1 | 1:749,524 | 685 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
Charifou (121) may also be a first name.
Charifou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Charifou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Charifou has its highest incidence in France. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Charifou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Charifou is the 2,506,728th most common last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 66 percent of Charifou live; 54 percent live in East Africa and 54 percent live in Afro-Islamic Indian Ocean. Charifou is also the 848,089th most prevalent forename throughout the world, borne by 121 people.
This last name is most common in France, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 1,383,807. In France it is mostly found in: Mayotte, where 65 percent live, Île-de-France, where 33 percent live and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 2 percent live. Aside from France this surname occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 7 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chariffou | 94 | 15 | / |
| Charifo | 93 | 43 | / |
| Charefou | 88 | 5 | / |
| Charzifu | 88 | 1 | / |
| Carifo | 86 | 22 | / |
| Harifu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Chatrefou | 82 | 96 | / |
| Sharifu | 80 | 4,724 | / |
| Charifa | 80 | 461 | / |
| Sharifo | 80 | 320 | / |
| Sarifou | 80 | 126 | / |
| Cariffo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Zarifou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chatrefoux | 78 | 20 | / |
| Sharifud | 75 | 18 | / |
| Shariffu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sharrifu | 75 | 3 | / |
| Chariphu | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chearifa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Charifat | 75 | 1 | / |
| Charifie | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chariffa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sareifou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sarifoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharifuj | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharifot | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharifoi | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sharifhu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Charipho | 75 | 1 | / |
| Harifa | 71 | 281 | / |
| Sarifu | 71 | 205 | / |
| Carifa | 71 | 104 | / |
| Sarifo | 71 | 37 | / |
| Zarifu | 71 | 7 | / |
| Sharifudd | 71 | 6 | / |
| Shariffud | 71 | 5 | / |
| Carefo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sharriffu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Şarifo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharifa | 67 | 11,115 | / |
| Harifah | 67 | 298 | / |
| Kharifa | 67 | 92 | / |
| Charitphot | 67 | 41 | / |
| Zharifa | 67 | 17 | / |
| Shariffudd | 67 | 8 | / |
| Hasrifa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cariffa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sharefu | 67 | 5 | / |
| Sariffu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Harifai | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hariffa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chorifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harizfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harifei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harifha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harrifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Charefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Harifad | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Charifou
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