Cherifou Surname
Approximately 1,422 people bear this surname
Cherifou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 1,401 | 1:16,468 | 1,272 |
| Cameroon | 14 | 1:1,483,505 | 83,777 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
Cherifou (625) may also be a first name.
Cherifou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Cherifou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Cherifou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺷﺮﻳﻔﻮ) occurs most in The Ivory Coast. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherifou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 273,426th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 5,124,856 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 71 percent of Cherifou reside; 71 percent reside in West Africa and 43 percent reside in Mande Africa. It is also the 333,332nd most common first name worldwide, borne by 625 people.
This surname is most commonly used in The Ivory Coast, where it is borne by 1,401 people, or 1 in 16,468. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 28 percent live, Woroba District, where 25 percent live and Montagnes District, where 20 percent live. Beside The Ivory Coast this surname is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent live and Mauritania, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheriffou | 94 | 47 | / |
| Cherijfou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Tcherifou | 94 | 1 | / |
| Cerifou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sherifou | 88 | 3 | / |
| Chirifou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Cherefou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Serifou | 80 | 4,248 | / |
| Cherifa | 80 | 1,053 | / |
| Sherifu | 80 | 108 | / |
| Sherifo | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chirifu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Cheriffa | 75 | 7 | / |
| Tcherefo | 75 | 7 | / |
| Cherifie | 75 | 5 | / |
| Sheriffu | 75 | 5 | / |
| Cheraifa | 75 | 3 | / |
| Cherifat | 75 | 2 | / |
| Cherrifa | 75 | 2 | / |
| Chearifa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cheriofa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sherifuh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sherrifu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Sheerifu | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kereifou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Serrifou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Seriffou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Serifoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Tchirifo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chirifoy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Cheriefa | 75 | 1 | / |
| Serifu | 71 | 161 | / |
| Zerifu | 71 | 10 | / |
| Cherriffa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Gerifo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Serifo | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cherifiye | 71 | 2 | / |
| Herifa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cherifiya | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sherifaju | 71 | 1 | / |
| Herefo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Šerifu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zerifo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Herefu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sherriffo | 71 | 0 | / |
| Sherifa | 67 | 3,113 | / |
| Chirefu | 67 | 290 | / |
| Sherefu | 67 | 36 | / |
| Kirifou | 67 | 28 | / |
| Chirifa | 67 | 14 | / |
| Serefou | 67 | 12 | / |
| Zerefou | 67 | 9 | / |
| Kherifa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Seriffu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Cherefa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kerefou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sirifou | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shirifu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sherefo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sérifou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheryfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herefod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herifey | 67 | 1 | / |
| Heriffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chérifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sehrifu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Serifos | 67 | 1 | / |
Cherifou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Cherifou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺷﺮﻳﻔﻮ | shryfw | 50 |
| ﺷﺮﻳﻒ | shryf | 50 |
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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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- 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 Cherifou
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