Cherifin Surname

4,649,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Haiti

Cherifin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherifin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran151:5,118,835123,814
Haiti31:3,561,30220,668

Cherifin Last Name Facts

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

The last name Cherifin is carried by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherifin? popularity and diffusion

The surname Cherifin is the 4,649,889th most commonly used surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name Cherifin is mostly found in Asia, where 83 percent of Cherifin live; 83 percent live in South Asia and 83 percent live in Islamic South Asia.

The last name is most common in Iran, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 5,118,835. In Iran it is most frequent in: Markazi Province, where 100 percent reside. Besides Iran Cherifin occurs in one country. It also occurs in Haiti, where 17 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherifn931/
Sherifin881/
Cheriphin822/
Cerefin8091/
Serifin8019/
Kerifin805/
Ceriphin7533/
Serifina7510/
Geriffin752/
Cerefina751/
Ciriffin751/
Khairifin714/
Sheriffen712/
Sheriphin711/
Serefin6710/
Cherrefent671/
Gerifen671/
Serifim671/
Seriphin631,388/
Serefina633/
Zeriphin632/
Giriffin631/
Chariphen5931/
Shirefina592/
Serefim5330/
Keryfen533/
Kerefen531/
Serifem531/
Girifen531/
Siriphin50261/
Serephin501/
Sirifeng501/
Sereafim501/

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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 Cherifin
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