Cherafa Surname
Approximately 551 people bear this surname
Cherafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 543 | 1:71,145 | 11,527 |
| France | 8 | 1:8,302,840 | 321,660 |
Cherafa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherafa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cherafa occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherafa? popularity and diffusion
Cherafa is the 572,152nd most frequently used last name on a worldwide basis, borne by around 1 in 13,226,036 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Cherafa live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Mahgreb.
This last name is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 543 people, or 1 in 71,145. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Mila Province, where 70 percent live, Jijel Province, where 29 percent live and Blida Province, where 1 percent live. Other than Algeria this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in France, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherafat | 93 | 5 | / |
| Cheraifa | 93 | 3 | / |
| Cheraffa | 93 | 2 | / |
| Cherafi | 86 | 187 | / |
| Chorafa | 86 | 147 | / |
| Kherafa | 86 | 90 | / |
| Charafa | 86 | 80 | / |
| Sherafa | 86 | 14 | / |
| Cherefa | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sherafat | 80 | 4,604 | / |
| Cherrafi | 80 | 146 | / |
| Cheroufa | 80 | 15 | / |
| Cheraifi | 80 | 3 | / |
| Cherafet | 80 | 2 | / |
| Sheerafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sheraufa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cherafis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chiraufa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Choraffa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kheraifa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kherrafa | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sherafai | 80 | 1 | / |
| Zerafa | 77 | 2,750 | / |
| Hirafa | 77 | 49 | / |
| Serafa | 77 | 35 | / |
| Gerafa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Kerafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jerafa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herafi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sheeraafa | 75 | 5 | / |
| Cherroufa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cheerapha | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kherafi | 71 | 53 | / |
| Serafat | 71 | 33 | / |
| Chirefa | 71 | 25 | / |
| Zeraffa | 71 | 15 | / |
| Charafo | 71 | 9 | / |
| Serafha | 71 | 4 | / |
| Heraifi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chirafi | 71 | 4 | / |
| Serrafa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chirofa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kereafa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Serafea | 71 | 2 | / |
| Serafas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shirafa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zerrafa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Harafah | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chorefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cerofas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Keraifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Charefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kherrafi | 67 | 261 | / |
| Kheraifi | 67 | 247 | / |
| Chirapha | 67 | 154 | / |
| Chirafis | 67 | 44 | / |
| Shirafat | 67 | 21 | / |
| Charavah | 67 | 13 | / |
| Serafeas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kheroufa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Serafass | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shirzafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherefou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheroufi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gerraffa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Cherafa
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