Cherfa Surname

152,842nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,878 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Cherfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,4241:15,9372,881
France2751:241,53737,410
Mauritania1491:27,4822,315
England101:5,571,806158,774
Cameroon81:2,596,134118,056
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028

Cherfa Last Name Facts

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

Cherfa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻓﻪ) occurs more in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Cherfa.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Cherfa is the 152,842nd most commonly used last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 2,532,156 people. Cherfa is mostly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Cherfa live; 84 percent live in North Africa and 84 percent live in Mahgreb.

The surname Cherfa is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is held by 2,424 people, or 1 in 15,937. In Algeria Cherfa is mostly concentrated in: Algiers Province, where 30 percent are found, Tizi Ouzou Province, where 17 percent are found and Béjaïa Province, where 16 percent are found. Beside Algeria Cherfa is found in 10 countries. It is also common in France, where 10 percent are found and Mauritania, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheurfa923,482/
Cherfas92119/
Cherfaa921/
Cheirfa921/
Herfa916/
Cerfa911/
Tcherfas867/
Cherfaia861/
Cheurfaã861/
Cherfi8310,330/
Chorfa832,565/
Sherfa831,880/
Charfa83273/
Cerfas8337/
Chirfa8332/
Herfat8329/
Herfah8314/
Cherfo837/
Cherfe833/
Cherfy833/
Herfad832/
Kherfa831/
Herfay831/
Herfas831/
Cheurfi772,029/
Cserfai7750/
Herfaut7743/
Cerfaux7738/
Cerfass7713/
Chirfah779/
Charfah779/
Cherffi776/
Sherfat774/
Sherfad773/
Chirfat772/
Herfath771/
Cherfie771/
Cherfis771/
Herfass771/
Chiorfa771/
Cherfii771/
Chehrfi771/
Charffa771/
Schirfa771/
Cherfys771/
Chorfah771/
Sherfay770/
Sherffa770/
Cherfey770/
Zerfa733,612/
Kerfa731,509/
Serfa7383/
Herfi7369/
Herfy7356/
Cirfa735/
Gerfa733/
Hirfa732/
Herfe731/
Crefa731/
Cherfouh71450/
Cherphat712/
Kherfach711/
Shearefa711/
Cearfass710/
Kerfah672,992/
Kherfi672,111/
Serfas67672/
Charfo67425/
Gerfau6762/
Herfet6750/
Serfat6734/
Chirfi6719/
Cirfat6716/
Harfah6713/
Kerfai679/
Herpha679/
Serfai679/
Herfeh678/
Herfer676/
Shirfa674/
Crefea674/
Hirfad673/
Hervah672/
Cairfa671/
Cerfoy671/
Herfey671/
Chèrfi671/
Kerfaz671/
Tzerfa671/
Serfay671/
Hirfai671/
Herfie671/
Ţerfea671/
Sherfo671/
Sierfa671/
Serfah671/
Gerfay671/
Cserfo671/
Herfei671/
Kherfe671/
Chierfouh671/
Serfaz671/
Cerfey670/
Serfap670/
Herfod670/

Cherfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Cherfa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻓﻪalshrfh68.89
ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻑalshrf20
ﺷﺮﻓﻪshrfh6.67
ﺷﺮﻓﺔshrft2.22
ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻓﺔalshrft2.22

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