Cheref Surname
Approximately 3,582 people bear this surname
Cheref Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 3,331 | 1:11,598 | 2,036 |
| France | 205 | 1:324,013 | 49,159 |
| United States | 13 | 1:27,881,456 | 736,413 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Thailand | 6 | 1:11,773,058 | 553,295 |
| England | 5 | 1:11,143,612 | 252,590 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
The alternate forms: Chèref (1) are calculated separately.
Cheref (47) may also be a first name.
Cheref Demographics
Average Cheref Salary in
United States
$64,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Cheref Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cheref Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cheref (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻑ) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant: Chèref. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cheref? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cheref is the 126,781st most commonly occurring last name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 2,034,491 people. It is primarily 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 frequently held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 47 people.
It is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is carried by 3,331 people, or 1 in 11,598. In Algeria it is mostly found in: Algiers Province, where 41 percent are found, Mascara Province, where 17 percent are found and Blida Province, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Algeria this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in France, where 6 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
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
Cheref Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cheref in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻑ | alshrf | - |
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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 Cheref
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