Herif Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Herif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Herif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Herif (35) may also be a first name.

Herif Last Name Facts

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

Herif (Marathi: हॅरीफ) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Herif.

How Common Is The Last Name Herif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,117,718th most commonly held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 86 percent of Herif are found; 86 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Mahgreb. Herif is also the 1,744,716th most frequently occurring first name at a global level, held by 35 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 6,438,592. In Algeria Herif is primarily found in: Bouïra Province, where 67 percent are found, Blida Province, where 17 percent are found and Sétif Province, where 17 percent are found. Other than Algeria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in India, where 14 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cherif91140,757/
Kherif911,584/
Heraif91137/
Heriff9111/
Herief914/
Herrif911/
Erif897/
Cherief834,933/
Cheriff83188/
Cheraif83115/
Cherife83114/
Kheraif83103/
Cheirif8372/
Herriff8331/
Chereif8319/
Cherrif8314/
Kheriff837/
Hheriff835/
Kherrif833/
Chierif832/
Cheruif832/
Herrife831/
Herziff831/
Heriffe831/
Khereif831/
Cheïrif831/
Kherife831/
Cheerif831/
Herieff830/
Harif803,152/
Ahrif80233/
Erife8067/
Aerif8043/
Heriw8035/
Horif8015/
Erhif809/
Ereif807/
Errif806/
Heryf805/
Eraif804/
Eriff803/
Herib803/
Earif802/
Ejrif801/
Jerif801/
Cheriffe7718/
Cheireif776/
Herrieff774/
Cherieff772/
Chettrif771/
Herrioff771/
Cheref733,582/
Arheif731,499/
Chérif73574/
Harrif73247/
Chirif73231/
Hariff73164/
Hairif73136/
Cheriv7382/
Kheriv7337/
Cherib7311/
Harief7310/
Haruif737/
Aharif735/
Ahraif734/
Errhif734/
Harifh733/
Cheryf733/
Jeriff733/
Geriff732/
Jereif731/
Ejreif731/
Erriff731/
Aeraif731/
Kheref731/
Chèrif731/
Horiff731/
Jerrif731/
Herejf731/
Hareif731/
Ahrief731/
Aerrif731/
Heriow731/
Khirif731/
Ahhrif731/
Ahriff731/
Haraif731/
Cherifová716/
Cherrieff711/
Arif67781,710/
Orif67751/
Chirife67310/
Chiriff67288/
Harriff6796/
Erib6763/
Cheiref6755/
Cherrib6723/
Cheriev6719/
Eriv6714/
Irif6711/
Jerriff678/
Chireif676/
Eref676/
Gerriff675/
Cheriph674/
Cherefe674/
Hoereuf672/
Cherref672/
Cheïref672/
Cheriov671/
Cheriws671/
Cheiriv671/
Herriow671/
Jrif671/
Chèrife671/
Chérief671/
Chérife671/
Erifova671/
Chériff671/
Chereaf671/
Chereft671/
Cheeref671/
Yrif671/
Ahariff671/

Herif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Herif in the Marathi language
हॅरीफheripha-

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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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  • 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 Herif
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