Chriv Surname

1,491,356th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 141 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Chriv Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chriv Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1341:30,5592,519
France51:13,284,544357,392
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795

Chriv (84) may also be a first name.

Chriv Last Name Facts

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

Chriv (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Chriv? popularity and diffusion

The last name Chriv is the 1,491,356th most numerous surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 51,684,723 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 95 percent of Chriv reside; 95 percent reside in West Africa and 95 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,046,220th most frequently used forename at a global level, borne by 84 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is held by 134 people, or 1 in 30,559. In Mauritania Chriv is most common in: Hodh Chargui Region, where 25 percent are found, Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 18 percent are found and Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania Chriv occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 4 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chreiv914/
Ch'riv914/
Schriv911/
Chrisv911/
Chriev911/
Criv89131/
Chrif806,538/
Shriv80129/
Chrip807/
Khriv805/
Chrib802/
Chryv801/
Scriv801/
Chrisp731,807/
Chreif73560/
Ch'rif73136/
Schrib7329/
Chrife7328/
Chraif7317/
Chriff739/
Chrief739/
Kh'riv736/
Chrift734/
Chrieb732/
Shraiv731/
Chreva731/
Chreib731/
Shriev731/
Schrif731/
Shrivs731/
Chërif731/
Chrrif731/
Chrihf731/
Chsrif731/
Hrib67604/
Sriv67458/
Crib67241/
Schrift67235/
Crev67133/
Schrief67119/
Schroif6747/
Chrispe6741/
Hrip6714/
Ch'rife6712/
Crip6711/
Crif6710/
Crivova678/
Ch'reif677/
Schriff672/
Hrif672/
Hryv672/
Chriswt671/
Crjv671/
Hrev671/
Hrjv671/
Chripps670/
Schraif670/
Schreif670/
Schraib670/

Chriv Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Chriv in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒashryf85.06
ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻳﻒalshryf8.05
ﺃﺷﺮﻳﻒashryf4.6
ﺷﺮﻳﻒshryf1.15

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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 Chriv
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