Cherfan Surname

683,026th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 435 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Cherfan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherfan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
France321:2,075,710171,237
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Canada261:1,417,13898,245
Brazil231:9,307,580200,052
Greece211:527,60966,013
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Qatar91:262,00030,726
England71:7,959,723202,100
Germany71:11,500,780305,602
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Cherfan (11) may also be a first name.

Cherfan Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cherfan is borne by more people in Saudi Arabia than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherfan? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cherfan is the 683,026th most prevalent family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 16,752,979 people. The surname is primarily found in Asia, where 63 percent of Cherfan live; 63 percent live in West Asia and 62 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 3,487,849th most prevalent first name globally, held by 11 people.

It is most prevalent in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 199 people, or 1 in 155,054. Beside Saudi Arabia Cherfan occurs in 21 countries. It is also common in Kuwait, where 13 percent live and France, where 7 percent live.

Cherfan Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Cherfan earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 29.06% more than the national average, earning $55,688 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.08% more than the national average, earning $51,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherfane9368/
Cherfant931/
Cherfang931/
Scherfan930/
Herfan9213/
Herfane86138/
Kherfan8625/
Sherfan8624/
Charfan8619/
Herfand861/
Cherfon860/
Cherfachin822/
Kherfane80165/
Sherfgan801/
Charfean801/
Cheurfaã801/
Sheirfan801/
Xerfan77195/
Hirfan7724/
Cerfon7715/
Jerfan776/
Kerfan773/
Herfon772/
Gerfan772/
Cherfoune7512/
Kherffane751/
Kerfant71140/
Khirfan71113/
Cerfont7137/
Shirfan7119/
Seerfan715/
Serfain711/
Cirfang711/
Kerfane711/
Khrefan711/
Serfane711/
Shirfaan672/
Kheirfam672/
Chirphan671/
Cerffond671/
Herpfont671/
Kehrfane671/
Kerfaint671/

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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 Cherfan
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