Cheraf Surname

891,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 301 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Cheraf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheraf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2891:133,67318,229
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cheraf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cheraf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻑ) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Cheraf.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheraf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 891,661st most frequently used surname world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 24,211,116 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Cheraf live; 96 percent live in North Africa and 96 percent live in Mahgreb.

Cheraf is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is held by 289 people, or 1 in 133,673. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Mostaganem Province, where 72 percent are found, Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 25 percent are found and Sétif Province, where 1 percent are found. Not including Algeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Mauritania, where 3 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherraf92504/
Cheraif92115/
Cheraft9215/
Scheraf921/
Chereaf921/
Chetraf921/
Heraf9140/
Cherraft861/
Charaf8316,293/
Herraf83583/
Herauf83510/
Sheraf83160/
Heraif83137/
Cherab83105/
Cherof8357/
Choraf836/
Cheraw833/
Kheraf833/
Hetraf832/
Chiraf832/
Cerraf832/
Cherav831/
Cgeraf831/
Cherova772,052/
Cherowa77964/
Kherraf77716/
Cherrab77598/
Charraf77521/
Sherraf77251/
Sheraif77240/
Cherouf77230/
Kheraif77103/
Cheroff7745/
Scherof7723/
Chereif7719/
Charaff7716/
Sheraff774/
Charaif773/
Sherauf772/
Chéraft772/
Chaaraf772/
Shehraf771/
Sherapf771/
Shearaf771/
Sherafe771/
Sherafh771/
Sheeraf771/
Cerasfe771/
Cheraph771/
Chireaf771/
Chetraw770/
Scherhaufe751/
Scheirhauf750/
Keraf73684/
Seraf73501/
Jeraf73327/
Cerav73287/
Zeraf73138/
Ceraw7388/
Cerab7335/
Herav7319/
Herab736/
Herof732/
Geraf732/
Šeraf731/
Heráf731/
Heraw731/
Cherrouf711,147/
Chergova7145/
Scheroff7122/
Cherroff719/
Cheireif716/
Scherova715/
Sheraiff715/
Cheerova714/
Scherhof713/
Chehrova713/
Cherhova711/
Cheirova711/
Scherowa711/
Chergouf711/
Sheeraft711/
Herabh671,714/
Sherab67627/
Zerraf67582/
Hörauf67572/
Serraf67548/
Zeraif67281/
Sherav67272/
Charof67225/
Jerraf67206/
Heroff67177/
Cherov67125/
Cherob67124/
Sheraw6797/
Gerauf6796/
Kherav6793/
Cerova6760/
Herowa6758/
Charaw6755/
Shiraf6753/
Zeraaf6728/
Herouf6726/
Serafe6722/
Cherow6720/
Ceravs6715/
Herhof6710/
Scherhoff679/
Chorof679/
Heravs679/
Charav678/
Kheraw674/
Scheerova674/
Herrab674/
Chirof673/
Sherof673/
Kerraf673/
Herzof672/
Kherof672/
Choraw672/
Keraif672/
Herauv672/
Schieroff672/
Cerrof671/
Hearof671/
Huiraf671/
Hirauf671/
Schergova671/
Seraft671/
Seratf671/
Sereaf671/
Zerayf671/
Herauw671/
Seraff671/
Hajraf671/
Zerhaf671/
Serauf671/
Sheerashf671/
Zehraf671/
Chehyrova671/
Herhab671/
Scerab670/
Sciraf670/
Schetroff670/
Cieraw670/

Cheraf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cheraf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻑalshrf75
ﺷﺮﻑshrf25

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