Cherf Surname

512,152nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 638 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Cherf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4481:86,23113,328
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
France31:22,140,907385,998
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Cherf (19) may also be a first name.

Cherf Last Name Facts

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

Cherf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻑ, Russian: Черфь) is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 512,152nd most prevalent last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 11,422,486 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Cherf live; 70 percent live in North Africa and 70 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,523,061st most commonly used given name internationally, borne by 19 people.

The last name is most widespread in Algeria, where it is carried by 448 people, or 1 in 86,231. In Algeria Cherf is most numerous in: Algiers Province, where 97 percent are found, Chlef Province, where 1 percent are found and Mila Province, where 1 percent are found. Without taking into account Algeria it occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 26 percent are found and Switzerland, where 1 percent are found.

Cherf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Cherf has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Cherf surname rose 3,260 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Cherf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Cherf last name are 25.57% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 72.34% being registered to vote for the party.

Cherf earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 9.45% more than the national average, earning $47,226 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Scherf918,856/
Cheirf918/
Cheurf913/
Cherfe913/
Cherff911/
Chaerf911/
Cerf893,215/
Herf89404/
Scherff831,865/
Scherpf83386/
Schearf8363/
Cheiref8355/
Scherft8326/
Scherfe831/
Schierf831/
Scheerf831/
Cheeref831/
Herft801,402/
Hierf80734/
Sherf80659/
Cerff80550/
Herff80486/
Herfs80475/
Charf80470/
Cherv80194/
Cerfe8034/
Cherb8023/
Kherf8021/
Chorf804/
Cerfs803/
Herfe801/
Herfh801/
Chirf800/
Cerft800/
Schierff7740/
Schärf73628/
Schirf73203/
Sheirf73128/
Cheerw7398/
Sherff7361/
Charff7359/
Cserfő7350/
Herffs7324/
Choirf7323/
Sherfe7315/
Sherrf738/
Sheerf736/
Chervw733/
Shearf733/
Seherf732/
Chairf732/
Cherrv731/
Czerff731/
Scerff731/
Shcerf731/
Tcherv731/
Kherfe731/
Chervt731/
Chierv731/
Chehrw731/
Scherfová712/
Herb679,270/
Kerf67655/
Herv67582/
Zerf67452/
Serf67394/
Cerb67178/
Cerv67156/
Tschirf6778/
Schärpf6772/
Schärfe6754/
Schärff6746/
Šerf6729/
Jerf6721/
Sheirff6714/
Gerf6712/
Shierff678/
Cheehrw677/
Schirpf676/
Cheirev674/
Cheetrw674/
Sheerwf673/
Sherrff672/
Chuiref672/
Saheerf671/
Shcerff671/
Sherhff671/
Sheerff671/
Hörf671/
Sheeref671/
Sheiref671/
Sheerft671/
Zheerwf671/
Cerw671/
Chaharf671/
Cjrf671/
Chheerw671/
Hyrf671/
Seherff670/
Shearff670/
Schirff670/

Cherf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cherf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻑalshrf-
Cherf in the Russian language
Черфьcerf-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Cherf
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