Cherf Surname
Approximately 638 people bear this surname
Cherf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 448 | 1:86,231 | 13,328 |
| United States | 163 | 1:2,223,674 | 139,425 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Cherf (19) may also be a first name.
Cherf Demographics
Average Cherf Salary in
United States
$47,226 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Cherf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻑ | alshrf | - |
| Cherf in the Russian language | ||
| Черфь | cerf | - |
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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 Cherf
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