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Where Does The Last Name Cheriff Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

The surname Cheriff (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ) is carried by more people in Uruguay than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Chériff. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cheriff? ^{popularity and diffusion}

Cheriff is the 1,235,409^th most commonly held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,763,542 people. Cheriff is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Cheriff live; 55 percent live in South America and 49 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 504,994^th most frequently held first name at a global level It is held by 304 people.

This last name is most numerous in Uruguay, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 98,050. In Uruguay it is most numerous in: Salto Department, where 74 percent reside, San José Department, where 14 percent reside and Montevideo Department, where 11 percent reside. Barring Uruguay this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 17 percent reside and Argentina, where 16 percent reside.

Cheriff Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Cheriff last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

Cheriff earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.91% more than the national average, earning $43,542 USD per year.