Chereif Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Chereif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chereif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
France11:66,422,722504,397
Niger11:19,192,017110,060

Chereif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chereif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ) occurs most in Mauritania. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chereif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,532,898th most commonly used surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. Chereif is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Chereif reside; 68 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Senegambia Africa.

The last name is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania it is primarily concentrated in: Assaba Region, where 100 percent reside. Besides Mauritania Chereif occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 21 percent reside and Algeria, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheireif936/
Chereyif932/
Cherif92140,757/
Cheref923,582/
Cherief864,933/
Shereif861,236/
Cheriff86188/
Cheraif86115/
Cherife86114/
Cheirif8672/
Cheiref8655/
Cherrif8614/
Scherif8613/
Chireif866/
Choerif864/
Kcherif864/
Cherefe864/
Chareif862/
Cherref862/
Chierif862/
Cheruif862/
Tcherif862/
Cheïref862/
Ccherif862/
Cheryef861/
Khereif861/
Chereaf861/
Chereft861/
Cheïrif861/
Cheeref861/
Cheerif861/
Herif837/
Ceref834/
Cerif833/
Scheriff80227/
Chetreff8060/
Cheriffe8018/
Cheraief808/
Scherief805/
Cherieff802/
Scherrif802/
Chettrif801/
Schereff801/
Shereiff801/
Cherreef801/
Scherepf800/
Sherif77317,300/
Charef7724,796/
Charif7720,152/
Sheref775,889/
Kherif771,584/
Chérif77574/
Cheraf77301/
Chirif77231/
Heraif77137/
Cherev77136/
Cheriv7782/
Chereb7744/
Choref7714/
Heriff7711/
Cherib7711/
Chiref777/
Cherew776/
Herief774/
Czeref773/
Cheryf773/
Jereif771/
Herrif771/
Kheref771/
Chèrif771/
Chèref771/
Cerife771/
Herejf771/
Scerif771/
Cherifová756/
Sherreiff752/
Cherrieff751/
Scherriff751/
Sheriff71131,958/
Shereef719,075/
Sherief716,833/
Sherife711,490/
Sherrif71972/
Kherief71891/
Cherraf71504/
Chirife71310/
Chiriff71288/
Sheraif71240/
Cherouf71230/
Charrif71183/
Chereva71156/
Chareuf71135/
Cheraev71134/
Kheraif71103/
Shereff7195/
Chariff7133/
Herriff7131/
Heraief7128/
Cherrib7123/
Cheriev7119/
Sherefe7116/
Cheraft7115/
Sheerif7115/
Chereev7113/
Shearif7111/
Chergev719/
Charhif719/
Sheyrif718/
Kheryef718/
Scherev717/
Kheriff717/
Sherift715/
Charref715/
Sheirif715/
Hheriff715/
Cheirev714/
Choreff714/
Cheriph714/
Cheryev713/
Charaif713/
Kherrif713/
Kereiff712/
Shereft712/
Sceriff712/
Sherifs712/
Chuiref712/
Cheriov711/
Cheriws711/
Cheiriv711/
Herrife711/
Herziff711/
Heriffe711/
Scheraf711/
Schiref711/
Shherif711/
Shereiv711/
Sereiff711/
Chèrife711/
Khereuf711/
Chareef711/
Chérife711/
Sherifh711/
Sheeref711/
Tchirif711/
Chériff711/
Chireaf711/
Sheiref711/
Chereph711/
Kherife711/
Chetraf711/
Cgerief711/
Chaaref711/
Shetrif711/
Scherib711/
Shehrif711/
Cherhev711/
Herieff710/
Ceeriff710/
Quereif710/
Sherriff676,792/
Şeref673,064/
Serif671,394/
Cherrouf671,147/
Şerif67585/
Zerif67318/
Sheriffe67230/
Sherieff67116/
Seref6798/
Sheriffs6791/
Herev6780/
Šerif6774/
Cerev6766/
Heraf6740/
Heriw6735/
Cereb6733/
Geref6733/
Sherrief6717/
Sherrife6716/
Hereb6715/
Kerif6711/
Sherifhe6710/
Cerew679/
Cherephe677/
Keref676/
Sheariff676/
Sherifff676/
Sherrifs675/
Sheraiff675/
Heryf675/
Herrieff674/
Sherreff673/
Chergeev673/
Schireff673/
Herib673/
Schereva672/
Kheraief672/
Sheeriff672/
Shheriff672/
Shcherev672/
Chiriffe672/
Zeref672/
Cheeraev671/
Cheriyev671/
Cheetriv671/
Herew671/
Shereefe671/
Shereefp671/
Sheroiff671/
Sherrisf671/
Shearift671/
Ćerif671/
Sheiriff671/
Sherieaf671/
Sheireff671/
Kheriyef671/
Kheirief671/
Shereeff671/
Heráf671/
Chareyef671/
Cyref671/
Cheriphe671/
Cherraft671/
Cherriev671/
Cherayaf671/
Chergouf671/
Scheerev671/
Sherreef671/
Jerif671/

Chereif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chereif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒashryf33.33
ﺃﺷﺮﻳﻒashryf33.33
ﺷﺮﻳﻒshryf33.33

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