Chirif Surname

1,073,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 231 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Chirif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chirif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1701:202,80134,956
Niger231:834,43619,133
Peru141:2,270,29426,427
Algeria101:3,863,15547,113
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Chirif (241) may also be a first name.

Chirif Last Name Facts

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

Chirif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻳﻒ) is found in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chirif? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,073,555th most prevalent last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,547,818 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 89 percent of Chirif live; 78 percent live in North Africa and 78 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 575,894th most commonly used first name globally, held by 241 people.

This last name is most frequent in Morocco, where it is borne by 170 people, or 1 in 202,801. Other than Morocco Chirif exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Niger, where 10 percent are found and Peru, where 6 percent are found.

Chirif Last Name Statistics demography

Chirif earn more than double the average income. In Peru they earn 152.94% more than the national average, earning S/. 49,032 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chirife92310/
Chiriff92288/
Cheirif9272/
Chireif926/
Chierif922/
Tchirif921/
Cheireif866/
Chiriffe862/
Cherif83140,757/
Chérif83574/
Shirif83268/
Hairif83136/
Chiref837/
Chiriv836/
Chirib834/
Chèrif831/
Cirife831/
Khirif831/
Chiréf831/
Cherief774,933/
Chitriv771,191/
Cheriff77188/
Cheraif77115/
Cherife77114/
Cheiref7755/
Chirivì7748/
Shiriff7738/
Chereif7719/
Cherrif7714/
Chiriev7713/
Scherif7713/
Shairif779/
Sheirif775/
Kcherif774/
Shitrif773/
Shirrif772/
Chitriw772/
Cheruif772/
Chuiref772/
Tcherif772/
Shirife772/
Ccherif772/
Cheiriv771/
Schiref771/
Chèrife771/
Chérief771/
Chérife771/
Chériff771/
Cheïrif771/
Chireaf771/
Cheerif771/
Shirief771/
Sirif7350/
Kirif7332/
Herif737/
Cerif733/
Girif732/
Ciriw731/
Qirif731/
Zirif731/
Ciriv731/
Cirib730/
Scheriff71227/
Shirriff71161/
Cheriffe7118/
Scherief715/
Schireff713/
Cherieff712/
Scherrif712/
Chettrif711/
Sheiriff711/
Kheirief711/
Chairiew711/
Shiriffe711/
Shirhaif711/
Sherif67317,300/
Cheref673,582/
Shiref673,144/
Kherif671,584/
Chirev67137/
Heraif67137/
Cheriv6782/
Shirriffs6738/
Hairib6719/
Koirif6718/
Sirife6712/
Heriff6711/
Cherib6711/
Cherifová676/
Herief674/
Shirifova673/
Cheryf673/
Cyrife672/
Citriv672/
Shirib672/
Soirif672/
Cherrieff671/
Jairif671/
Shiriv671/
Herrif671/
Chèref671/
Cerife671/
Siroif671/
Sierif671/
Shärif671/
Scerif671/
Scherriff671/
Kierif671/
Sisrif671/

Chirif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chirif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻳﻒalshryf50
ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒashryf50

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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 Chirif
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