Chereif Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Chereif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 11 | 1:372,260 | 15,230 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
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
Chereif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chereif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ | ashryf | 33.33 |
| ﺃﺷﺮﻳﻒ | ashryf | 33.33 |
| ﺷﺮﻳﻒ | shryf | 33.33 |
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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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- 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 Chereif
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