Cherah Surname
Approximately 40 people bear this surname
Cherah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 35 | 1:116,996 | 6,922 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
Cherah (33) may also be a first name.
Cherah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cherah (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺮﺍﺡ, Hindi: छेरहा) is most common in Mauritania. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherah? popularity and diffusion
Cherah is the 3,100,440th most frequent family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 182,188,648 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Cherah live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 88 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Cherah is also the 1,807,719th most commonly used first name on earth, borne by 33 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 116,996. In Mauritania Cherah is primarily concentrated in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 49 percent are found, Assaba Region, where 29 percent are found and Trarza Region, where 23 percent are found. Apart from Mauritania this last name occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 5 percent are found and Algeria, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cherah Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherah in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺮﺍﺡ | alshrah | - |
| Cherah in the Hindi language | ||
| छेरहा | cheraha | - |
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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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- 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 Cherah
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