Chreyef Surname
Approximately 63 people bear this surname
Chreyef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 62 | 1:66,046 | 4,544 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
Chreyef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chreyef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chreyef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Chreyef.
How Common Is The Last Name Chreyef? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,414,640th most frequent surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 115,675,332 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Chreyef live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
It is most commonly held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 62 people, or 1 in 66,046. In Mauritania Chreyef is most common in: Assaba Region, where 55 percent live, Brakna Region, where 24 percent live and Trarza Region, where 13 percent live. Outside of Mauritania this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Mali, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ch'reyef | 93 | 2 | / |
| Chreyief | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chreyeff | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chreyefe | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chryef | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chreef | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chreief | 86 | 29 | / |
| Chreyif | 86 | 21 | / |
| Chreyaf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chreyfe | 86 | 1 | / |
| Chrayef | 86 | 1 | / |
| Creyf | 83 | 372 | / |
| Ch'reyif | 80 | 76 | / |
| Ch'reief | 80 | 3 | / |
| Chreiyfe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ch'reyev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shreef | 77 | 12,148 | / |
| Chreif | 77 | 560 | / |
| Chrief | 77 | 9 | / |
| Chreaf | 77 | 9 | / |
| Creyaf | 77 | 4 | / |
| Chraef | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shryef | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zhreef | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chroef | 77 | 1 | / |
| Khreef | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schrief | 71 | 119 | / |
| Schroef | 71 | 34 | / |
| Shrayef | 71 | 20 | / |
| Schruef | 71 | 17 | / |
| Shreefh | 71 | 7 | / |
| Ch'reif | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chreiev | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chraief | 71 | 7 | / |
| Chreyiv | 71 | 4 | / |
| Tshreef | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shsreef | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shreeaf | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shreeff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dshreef | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chriyev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khrayef | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sshreef | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cruyeff | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chreiif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khreyev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khreief | 71 | 1 | / |
| Schreif | 71 | 0 | / |
| Schrieff | 67 | 54 | / |
| Ch'reyiv | 67 | 10 | / |
| Zreef | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sreef | 67 | 9 | / |
| Schroepf | 67 | 6 | / |
| Tshreefh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schroeff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shreiefe | 67 | 1 | / |
Chreyef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chreyef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ | ashryf | 72 |
| ﺃﺷﺮﻳﻒ | ashryf | 28 |
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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 Chreyef
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