Yahia Cherif Surname
Approximately 5,154 people bear this surname
Yahia Cherif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 5,146 | 1:7,507 | 1,264 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| Thailand | 2 | 1:35,319,172 | 966,191 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
The alternate forms: Yahia Chérif (2) are calculated separately.
Yahia Cherif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Yahia Cherif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Yahia Cherif is found most frequently in Algeria. It may occur as a variant: Yahia Chérif. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Yahia Cherif? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 92,692nd most prevalent family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,413,959 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Yahia Cherif live; 100 percent live in North Africa and 100 percent live in Mahgreb.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is carried by 5,146 people, or 1 in 7,507. In Algeria it is most common in: Algiers Province, where 44 percent live, Béjaïa Province, where 24 percent live and Sétif Province, where 18 percent live. Other than Algeria this surname occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent live and Malaysia, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Yahia Chérif | 97 | 2 | / |
| Yahiacherif | 96 | 1 | / |
| Yahiya Cherif | 96 | 1 | / |
| Yahia Chrif | 96 | 1 | / |
| Yahia Cherief | 96 | 1 | / |
| Yahia-Cherif | 92 | 146 | / |
| Yahya Cherif | 92 | 1 | / |
| Yahaya Cherif | 88 | 7 | / |
| Yahya Chrif | 87 | 1 | / |
| Yahia-Chrif | 87 | 1 | / |
| Yahia-Chérif | 83 | 6 | / |
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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 Yahia Cherif
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