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
Chereif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ) is found most in Mauritania. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chereif? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 4,532,898th most frequently held last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name Chereif occurs predominantly in Africa, where 95 percent of Chereif live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 58 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
Chereif is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 372,260. In Mauritania Chereif is most frequent in: Assaba Region, where 100 percent live. Besides Mauritania Chereif occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 21 percent live and Algeria, where 5 percent live.
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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- 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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