Cherraf Surname

612,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 504 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Cherraf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Cherraf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2901:133,21218,129
Morocco2041:169,00029,345
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
France31:22,140,907385,998
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
England11:55,718,059489,080
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Cherraf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Cherraf is more frequently found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other possible spellings of Cherraf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Cherraf? popularity and diffusion

It is the 612,595th most frequently occurring family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 14,459,416 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Cherraf reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb.

This surname is most frequently used in Algeria, where it is borne by 290 people, or 1 in 133,212. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Tlemcen Province, where 99 percent live, Batna Province, where 0 percent live and Biskra Province, where 0 percent live. Beside Algeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 40 percent live and Bahrain, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherraft931/
Herraf92583/
Cheraf92301/
Cerraf922/
Kherraf86716/
Cherrab86598/
Charraf86521/
Sherraf86251/
Cheraif86115/
Cheraft8615/
Chereaf861/
Scheraf861/
Chetraf861/
Heraf8340/
Cherrouf801,147/
Cherroff809/
Charaf7716,293/
Zerraf77582/
Serraf77548/
Herauf77510/
Jerraf77206/
Sheraf77160/
Heraif77137/
Cherab77105/
Cherof7757/
Choraf776/
Herrab774/
Kerraf773/
Kheraf773/
Cheraw773/
Hetraf772/
Chiraf772/
Cherav771/
Cgeraf771/
Cerrof771/
Cherova712,052/
Cherowa71964/
Sheraif71240/
Cherouf71230/
Kheraif71103/
Cheroff7145/
Scherof7123/
Chereif7119/
Charaff7116/
Serraff718/
Charrof717/
Herrhof717/
Sheraff714/
Charaif713/
Sherauf712/
Chéraft712/
Sherrof712/
Chaaraf712/
Sherafh711/
Chireaf711/
Cheraph711/
Cerasfe711/
Sheeraf711/
Shearaf711/
Sherafe711/
Scherhaufe711/
Shehraf711/
Sherapf711/
Chetraw710/
Scheirhauf710/
Keraf67684/
Seraf67501/
Jeraf67327/
Cerav67287/
Zeraf67138/
Ceraw6788/
Chergova6745/
Cerab6735/
Scheroff6722/
Herav6719/
Cheireif676/
Herab676/
Kherrouf675/
Scherova675/
Sheraiff675/
Cheerova674/
Hörrauff673/
Scherhof673/
Chehrova673/
Geraf672/
Herof672/
Cheirova671/
Sheeraft671/
Heraw671/
Cherhova671/
Sherroff671/
Šeraf671/
Chergouf671/
Chirrouf671/
Kherratv671/
Heráf671/
Scherowa671/

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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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  • 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 Cherraf
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