Cherifi Surname

10,458th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 53,785 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Cherifi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherifi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria47,7951:80833
Morocco3,1011:11,1181,590
France2,2471:29,5613,617
Spain2281:205,05313,979
Belgium1001:114,96617,029
Canada601:614,09350,489
England481:1,160,79354,689
Niger481:399,83411,128
United States391:9,293,819392,288
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Germany241:3,354,394150,996
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
Qatar91:262,00030,726
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187

The alternate forms: Chérifi (19) & Chèrifi (4) are calculated separately.

Cherifi (375) may also be a first name.

Cherifi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cherifi is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Chérifi or Chèrifi. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherifi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 10,458th most commonly held surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 135,494 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Cherifi reside; 95 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Mahgreb. Cherifi is also the 448,097th most widely held first name at a global level It is held by 375 people.

Cherifi is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 47,795 people, or 1 in 808. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Oran Province, where 14 percent live, Algiers Province, where 8 percent live and Annaba Province, where 7 percent live. Apart from Algeria this surname exists in 31 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 6 percent live and France, where 4 percent live.

Cherifi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Cherifi last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 50% being registered with the party.

The amount Cherifi earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 12.75% less than the national average, earning $37,649 USD per year and in Canada they earn 23.2% less than the national average, earning $38,159 CAD per year.

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