El Cherif Surname
Approximately 369 people bear this surname
El Cherif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 183 | 1:502,381 | 28,715 |
| Algeria | 173 | 1:223,304 | 25,336 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Mauritania | 2 | 1:2,047,432 | 30,537 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
The alternate forms: El Chérif (1) are calculated separately.
El Cherif (10) may also be a first name.
El Cherif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name El Cherif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname El Cherif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻳﻒ) is found in Egypt more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: El Chérif. Click here for other possible spellings of El Cherif.
How Common Is The Last Name El Cherif? popularity and diffusion
It is the 770,644th most prevalent surname on a worldwide basis It is held by approximately 1 in 19,749,447 people. The surname El Cherif is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of El Cherif live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 50 percent live in Arabic North Africa. El Cherif is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently held forename globally It is held by 10 people.
The last name is most frequently occurring in Egypt, where it is carried by 183 people, or 1 in 502,381. Aside from Egypt El Cherif exists in 9 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 47 percent are found and Morocco, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| El Chérif | 96 | 1 | / |
| El Cherife | 95 | 1 | / |
| El Sherif | 89 | 73,788 | / |
| El Herrif | 89 | 273 | / |
| El Charif | 89 | 90 | / |
| El-Cherif | 89 | 9 | / |
| El Sherief | 84 | 706 | / |
| El Shereif | 84 | 215 | / |
| El Sheriff | 84 | 23 | / |
| El Sherife | 84 | 4 | / |
| El Sherieff | 80 | 4 | / |
| El-Sherif | 78 | 9,242 | / |
| El Sheref | 78 | 215 | / |
| El-Charif | 78 | 37 | / |
| El Charef | 78 | 32 | / |
| El Sherib | 78 | 4 | / |
| El-Sherief | 74 | 787 | / |
| El Shereef | 74 | 156 | / |
| El-Shereif | 74 | 5 | / |
| El-Sheriff | 74 | 2 | / |
| El-Serif | 71 | 1 | / |
| El Shiref | 67 | 183 | / |
| El-Sheref | 67 | 5 | / |
| El-Shereef | 63 | 154 | / |
| El Shireef | 63 | 4 | / |
| El Serheib | 63 | 1 | / |
| El Gerev | 59 | 2 | / |
| El Jeireb | 56 | 10 | / |
El Cherif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| El Cherif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺸﺮﻳﻒ | alshryf | 50 |
| ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ | ashryf | 50 |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to El Cherif
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