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
The surname Charifou has its highest incidence in France. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Charifou? popularity and diffusion
Charifou is the 2,506,728th most frequently used surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 123,517,727 people. It is mostly 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 frequently held forename world-wide, borne by 121 people.
This surname is most common in France, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 1,383,807. In France Charifou is most numerous in: Mayotte, where 65 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 33 percent reside and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 2 percent reside. Barring France Charifou is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 7 percent reside and Cameroon, where 3 percent reside.
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 | / |
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
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
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis