Chérif Surname
Approximately 574 people bear this surname
Chérif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Morocco | 239 | 1:144,251 | 25,171 |
| Guinea | 181 | 1:65,380 | 746 |
| Tunisia | 46 | 1:13,274 | 2,179 |
| France | 31 | 1:2,142,668 | 174,004 |
| Belgium | 12 | 1:958,054 | 73,966 |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1:684,410 | 46,196 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Mauritania | 9 | 1:454,985 | 17,374 |
| Senegal | 6 | 1:2,429,890 | 4,996 |
| Ivory Coast | 6 | 1:3,845,205 | 48,272 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Sweden | 2 | 1:4,923,378 | 241,212 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Ethiopia | 1 | 1:97,546,262 | 29,669 |
| Mali | 1 | 1:16,969,035 | 4,067 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 1:45,522,696 | 503,646 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
| Angola | 1 | 1:26,989,214 | 11,853 |
The alternate forms: Cherif (140,757) & Chèrif (1) are calculated separately.
Chérif (2,759) may also be a first name.
Chérif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chérif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Chérif occurs more in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Cherif or Chèrif. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Chérif? popularity and diffusion
The surname Chérif is the 554,992nd most frequently used surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 12,696,073 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 88 percent of Chérif are found; 52 percent are found in North Africa and 50 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 139,085th most commonly used forename at a global level. It is borne by 2,759 people.
This last name is most common in Morocco, where it is carried by 239 people, or 1 in 144,251. Besides Morocco Chérif is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Guinea, where 32 percent are found and Tunisia, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherif | 94 | 140,757 | / |
| Chèrif | 94 | 1 | / |
| Chériff | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chérife | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chérief | 92 | 1 | / |
| Chirif | 83 | 231 | / |
| 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 | / |
| Chèrife | 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 | / |
| Chiriffe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Scherrif | 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 | / |
| Heriff | 67 | 11 | / |
| Cherib | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chiref | 67 | 7 | / |
| Chiriv | 67 | 6 | / |
| Cherifová | 67 | 6 | / |
| Chirib | 67 | 4 | / |
| Herief | 67 | 4 | / |
| Cheryf | 67 | 3 | / |
| Cyrife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Chèref | 67 | 1 | / |
| Herrif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherrieff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cerife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shärif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scerif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Scherriff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cirife | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khirif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chiréf | 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
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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 Chérif
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