Cheraf Surname
Approximately 301 people bear this surname
Cheraf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 289 | 1:133,673 | 18,229 |
| Mauritania | 8 | 1:511,858 | 18,608 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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
Cheraf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheraf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻑ | alshrf | 75 |
| ﺷﺮﻑ | shrf | 25 |
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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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- 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 Cheraf
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