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 more in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Cherifou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Cherifou is the 273,426th most prevalent last name in the world It is held by around 1 in 5,124,856 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 71 percent of Cherifou live; 71 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Mande Africa. Cherifou is also the 333,332nd most commonly occurring given name in the world It is held by 625 people.
It is most frequently occurring in The Ivory Coast, where it is carried by 1,401 people, or 1 in 16,468. In The Ivory Coast Cherifou is primarily concentrated in: Abidjan Autonomous District, where 28 percent are found, Woroba District, where 25 percent are found and Montagnes District, where 20 percent are found. Outside of The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 1 percent are found and Mauritania, where 0 percent are found.
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
- 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 Cherifou
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