Cherfa Surname
Approximately 2,878 people bear this surname
Cherfa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 2,424 | 1:15,937 | 2,881 |
| France | 275 | 1:241,537 | 37,410 |
| Mauritania | 149 | 1:27,482 | 2,315 |
| England | 10 | 1:5,571,806 | 158,774 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
Cherfa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherfa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cherfa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻓﻪ) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherfa? popularity and diffusion
Cherfa is the 152,842nd most frequently used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,532,156 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 90 percent of Cherfa reside; 84 percent reside in North Africa and 84 percent reside in Mahgreb.
It is most numerous in Algeria, where it is borne by 2,424 people, or 1 in 15,937. In Algeria it is most common in: Algiers Province, where 30 percent are found, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 17 percent are found and Béjaïa Province, where 16 percent are found. Not including Algeria Cherfa exists in 10 countries. It is also found in France, where 10 percent are found and Mauritania, where 5 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cherfa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherfa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻓﻪ | alshrfh | 68.89 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻑ | alshrf | 20 |
| ﺷﺮﻓﻪ | shrfh | 6.67 |
| ﺷﺮﻓﺔ | shrft | 2.22 |
| ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻓﺔ | alshrft | 2.22 |
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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 Cherfa
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