Tcherif Surname
Approximately 2 people bear this surname
Tcherif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Tcherif (3) may also be a first name.
Tcherif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Tcherif Come From? nationality or country of origin
Tcherif occurs in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Tcherif? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 11,742,229th most commonly occurring family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The surname Tcherif is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Tcherif are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 7,463,778th most common forename in the world. It is borne by 3 people.
This surname is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 20,769,068. In Cameroon Tcherif is most prevalent in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Cameroon it exists in one country. It is also common in Niger, where 50 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cherif | 92 | 140,757 | / |
| Cheriff | 86 | 188 | / |
| Cheraif | 86 | 115 | / |
| Cherife | 86 | 114 | / |
| Cheirif | 86 | 72 | / |
| Chereif | 86 | 19 | / |
| Cherrif | 86 | 14 | / |
| Cheruif | 86 | 2 | / |
| Tchirif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Tcharif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cheerif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cheïrif | 86 | 1 | / |
| Cerif | 83 | 3 | / |
| Cheriffe | 80 | 18 | / |
| Cheireif | 80 | 6 | / |
| Cheref | 77 | 3,582 | / |
| Chirif | 77 | 231 | / |
| Cheriv | 77 | 82 | / |
| Cherib | 77 | 11 | / |
| Cheryf | 77 | 3 | / |
| Scerif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Chèrif | 77 | 1 | / |
| Tchirieff | 75 | 9 | / |
| Chirife | 71 | 310 | / |
| Chiriff | 71 | 288 | / |
| Cheiref | 71 | 55 | / |
| Cherrib | 71 | 23 | / |
| Chireif | 71 | 6 | / |
| Cherefe | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cheriph | 71 | 4 | / |
| Cherref | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cheïref | 71 | 2 | / |
| Sceriff | 71 | 2 | / |
| Cheeref | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tseirif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chereaf | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chérife | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chèrife | 71 | 1 | / |
| Tseyrif | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheiriv | 71 | 1 | / |
| Cheriov | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ceeriff | 71 | 0 | / |
| Zerif | 67 | 318 | / |
| Ceref | 67 | 4 | / |
| Chiriffe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cherreef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cheriphe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Ćerif | 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 Tcherif
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