Heriff Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Heriff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Heriff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Liberia21:2,204,26840,131
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Heriff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Heriff occurs in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Heriff? popularity and diffusion

The last name Heriff is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring family name globally, held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Heriff live; 82 percent live in West Africa and 64 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

Heriff is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 25,306,108. In Nigeria Heriff is mostly found in: Niger, where 86 percent are found and Yobe, where 14 percent are found. Not including Nigeria Heriff exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Liberia, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 18 percent are found.

Heriff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Heriff has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name declined 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Cheriff92188/
Herriff9231/
Kheriff927/
Hheriff925/
Herziff921/
Heriffe921/
Herieff920/
Herif917/
Eriff913/
Cheriffe8618/
Herrieff864/
Cherieff862/
Herrioff861/
Cherif83140,757/
Kherif831,584/
Hariff83164/
Heraif83137/
Herief834/
Jeriff833/
Geriff832/
Erriff831/
Herrif831/
Horiff831/
Ahriff831/
Erif807/
Cherrieff801/
Cherief774,933/
Chiriff77288/
Cheraif77115/
Cherife77114/
Kheraif77103/
Harriff7796/
Cheirif7772/
Chereif7719/
Cherrif7714/
Jerriff778/
Gerriff775/
Kherrif773/
Chierif772/
Cheruif772/
Herrife771/
Khereif771/
Chériff771/
Cheïrif771/
Kherife771/
Cheerif771/
Ahariff771/
Ariff7318,893/
Harif733,152/
Ahrif73233/
Erife7367/
Aerif7343/
Heriw7335/
Horif7315/
Erhif739/
Ereif737/
Errif736/
Heryf735/
Eraif734/
Herib733/
Earif732/
Oriff732/
Ejrif731/
Jerif731/
Chetreff7160/
Cheireif716/
Chiriffe712/
Chettrif711/
Cheref673,582/
Arheif671,499/
Chérif67574/
Harrif67247/
Chirif67231/
Arieff67226/
Hairif67136/
Cheriv6782/
Aariff6764/
Kheriv6737/
Arriff6724/
Horeff6722/
Cherib6711/
Harief6710/
Jereff6710/
Haruif677/
Hareff677/
Cherifová676/
Aharif675/
Ahraif674/
Errhif674/
Harifh673/
Cheryf673/
Jereif671/
Ejreif671/
Aeraif671/
Aroiff671/
Kheref671/
Chèrif671/
Jerrif671/
Herejf671/
Hareif671/
Ahrief671/
Aerrif671/
Heriow671/
Khirif671/
Ahhrif671/
Haraif671/
Jrifft670/
Orieff670/

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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 Heriff
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