Cheref Surname

126,781st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Cheref Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cheref Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3,3311:11,5982,036
France2051:324,01349,159
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
England51:11,143,612252,590
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Chèref (1) are calculated separately.

Cheref (47) may also be a first name.

Cheref Last Name Facts

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

Cheref (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻑ) is found in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms: Chèref. For other possible spellings of Cheref click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheref? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 126,781st most common family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 2,034,491 people. The last name Cheref is mostly found in Africa, where 93 percent of Cheref reside; 93 percent reside in North Africa and 93 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 1,467,136th most prevalent first name in the world, borne by 47 people.

It is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is carried by 3,331 people, or 1 in 11,598. In Algeria Cheref is most prevalent in: Algiers Province, where 41 percent reside, Mascara Province, where 17 percent reside and Blida Province, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Algeria this last name occurs in 14 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent reside and The United States, where 0 percent reside.

Cheref Last Name Statistics demography

Cheref earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 49.77% more than the national average, earning $64,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chèref941/
Cherief924,933/
Cheiref9255/
Chereif9219/
Cherefe924/
Cherref922/
Cheïref922/
Chereaf921/
Chereft921/
Cheeref921/
Ceref914/
Chetreff8660/
Cheireif866/
Scherief865/
Cherieff862/
Schereff861/
Cherreef861/
Scherepf860/
Cherif83140,757/
Charef8324,796/
Sheref835,889/
Cherev83136/
Chereb8344/
Choref8314/
Chiref837/
Cherew836/
Herief834/
Czeref833/
Cheryf833/
Kheref831/
Herejf831/
Cherrieff801/
Shereef779,075/
Sherief776,833/
Shereif771,236/
Kherief77891/
Cheriff77188/
Chereva77156/
Chareuf77135/
Cheraif77115/
Cherife77114/
Shereff7795/
Cheirif7772/
Cheriev7719/
Sherefe7716/
Cherrif7714/
Chereev7713/
Scherif7713/
Chergev779/
Scherev777/
Chireif776/
Charief776/
Charref775/
Cheirev774/
Choreff774/
Choerif774/
Kcherif774/
Shereft772/
Chareif772/
Chierif772/
Cheruif772/
Chuiref772/
Tcherif772/
Ccherif772/
Schiref771/
Chérief771/
Khereuf771/
Chareef771/
Khereif771/
Sheeref771/
Cheïrif771/
Chireaf771/
Sheiref771/
Chereph771/
Cheerif771/
Chaaref771/
Cherhev771/
Herieff770/
Şeref733,064/
Seref7398/
Herev7380/
Cerev7366/
Cereb7333/
Geref7333/
Hereb7315/
Cerew739/
Herif737/
Keref736/
Heryf735/
Cerif733/
Zeref732/
Herew731/
Cyref731/
Scheriff71227/
Sherieff71116/
Cheriffe7118/
Sherrief7117/
Cherephe717/
Herrieff714/
Sherreff713/
Chergeev713/
Schireff713/
Schereva712/
Shcherev712/
Scherrif712/
Chettrif711/
Shereefe711/
Shereefp711/
Shereiff711/
Sheireff711/
Kheirief711/
Shereeff711/
Cheriphe711/
Cherriev711/
Scheerev711/
Sherreef711/
Sherif67317,300/
Charif6720,152/
Shiref673,144/
Kherif671,584/
Chérif67574/
Chirif67231/
Chirev67137/
Heraif67137/
Chorev67128/
Sereef6784/
Cheriv6782/
Chyrev6757/
Sherev6752/
Czerew6739/
Sereff6734/
Czereb6730/
Cherevova6724/
Hereev6723/
Zherev6721/
Seiref6719/
Shereb6717/
Chorew6716/
Sheereefh6713/
Sheryf6712/
Sherrieff6711/
Heriff6711/
Cherib6711/
Jereff6710/
Sieref6710/
Cherifová676/
Serief675/
Serefe675/
Zerief675/
Charev674/
Heereb674/
Zereef674/
Charew674/
Sherreiff672/
Kerefe672/
Cergev671/
Herrew671/
Jereif671/
Shereefph671/
Shereefpp671/
Sereaf671/
Herrif671/
Chèrif671/
Cerife671/
Tzeref671/
Kergef671/
Seyref671/
Scerif671/
Scherriff671/
Sehref671/
Herevs671/
Chiréf671/
Hereeb671/
Sherreffs670/
Hetrew670/

Cheref Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cheref in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻑalshrf-

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