Chriff Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Chriff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 7 | 1:584,980 | 20,004 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Chriff (150) may also be a first name.
Chriff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chriff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Chriff (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chriff? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,360,413th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Chriff live; 78 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 752,187th most frequently held given name globally. It is borne by 150 people.
Chriff is most common in Mauritania, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 584,980. In Mauritania Chriff is most frequent in: Tagant Region, where 57 percent reside, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 29 percent reside and Dakhlet Nouadhibou Region, where 14 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 11 percent reside and Morocco, where 11 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Chriff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chriff in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ | ashryf | - |
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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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- 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 Chriff
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