Chèrif Surname
14,316,765th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 1 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria
Chèrif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
The alternate forms: Cherif (140,757) & Chérif (574) are calculated separately.
Chèrif (5) may also be a first name.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherif | 94 | 140,757 | / |
| Chérif | 94 | 574 | / |
| Chèrife | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chirif | 83 | 231 | / |
| Chèref | 83 | 1 | / |
| Cherief | 77 | 4,933 | / |
| Chirife | 77 | 310 | / |
| Chiriff | 77 | 288 | / |
| Cheriff | 77 | 188 | / |
| Cheraif | 77 | 115 | / |
| Cherife | 77 | 114 | / |
| Cheirif | 77 | 72 | / |
| Chereif | 77 | 19 | / |
| Cherrif | 77 | 14 | / |
| Scherif | 77 | 13 | / |
| Chireif | 77 | 6 | / |
| Chierif | 77 | 2 | / |
| Cheruif | 77 | 2 | / |
| Tcherif | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chérief | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chérife | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchirif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chériff | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheïrif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cheerif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Herif | 73 | 7 | / |
| Cerif | 73 | 3 | / |
| Scheriff | 71 | 227 | / |
| Cheriffe | 71 | 18 | / |
| Cheireif | 71 | 6 | / |
| Scherief | 71 | 5 | / |
| Scherrif | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chiriffe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cherieff | 71 | 2 | / |
| Chettrif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sherif | 67 | 317,300 | / |
| Cheref | 67 | 3,582 | / |
| Kherif | 67 | 1,584 | / |
| Shirif | 67 | 268 | / |
| Heraif | 67 | 137 | / |
| Hairif | 67 | 136 | / |
| Cheriv | 67 | 82 | / |
| Cherib | 67 | 11 | / |
| Heriff | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chiref | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chiriv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cherifová | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chirib | 67 | 4 | / |
| Herief | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheryf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cyrife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chiréf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khirif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherrieff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herrif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cerife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shärif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scerif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scherriff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cirife | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Chèrif
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