Cherfi Surname
Approximately 10,330 people bear this surname
Cherfi Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 9,284 | 1:4,161 | 636 |
| France | 569 | 1:116,736 | 17,584 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| England | 13 | 1:4,286,005 | 132,302 |
| Australia | 10 | 1:2,699,570 | 109,631 |
| Germany | 10 | 1:8,050,546 | 248,660 |
| Canada | 7 | 1:5,263,656 | 239,735 |
| Tunisia | 6 | 1:101,771 | 14,710 |
| United States | 5 | 1:72,491,787 | 1,102,614 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Belgium | 4 | 1:2,874,161 | 111,046 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
The alternate forms: Chèrfi (1) are calculated separately.
Cherfi (44) may also be a first name.
Cherfi Demographics
Average Cherfi Salary in
Canada
$33,374 CAD
Per year
Average Salary in
Canada
$49,683 CAD
Per year
Cherfi Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherfi Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Cherfi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻓﻰ) has its highest incidence in Algeria. It may be found as a variant: Chèrfi. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherfi? popularity and diffusion
Cherfi is the 49,757th most widely held surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 705,474 people. Cherfi occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Cherfi are found; 94 percent are found in North Africa and 94 percent are found in Mahgreb. Cherfi is also the 1,525,482nd most prevalent first name in the world. It is borne by 44 people.
The last name is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is held by 9,284 people, or 1 in 4,161. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Algiers Province, where 22 percent are found, Tipasa Province, where 15 percent are found and Béjaïa Province, where 8 percent are found. Not including Algeria this surname occurs in 17 countries. It is also common in France, where 6 percent are found and Morocco, where 4 percent are found.
Cherfi Last Name Statistics demography
Cherfi earn significantly less than the average income. In Canada they earn 32.83% less than the national average, earning $33,374 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Cherfi Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherfi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻓﻰ | alshrfy | - |
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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 Cherfi
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