Zerrif Surname

1,478,479th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 143 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Zerrif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zerrif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
France21:33,211,361423,184
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Zerrif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Zerrif is found in Morocco more than any other country/territory. It can appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Zerrif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zerrif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,478,479th most commonly occurring surname internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 50,961,860 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Zerrif reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb.

Zerrif is most numerous in Morocco, where it is borne by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Outside of Morocco this last name exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 3 percent reside and France, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zerif91318/
Zerife831,290/
Zeraif83281/
Zarrif836/
Zerief835/
Serrif835/
Zearif831/
Jerrif831/
Zerzif831/
Sherrif77972/
Zerraib7721/
Cherrif7714/
Jerriff778/
Gerriff775/
Djerrif771/
Serriff770/
Serrief770/
Zarif7350,779/
Serif731,394/
Şerif73585/
Zerib73249/
Šerif7374/
Cerif733/
Zeref732/
Jerif731/
Zorif731/
Zirif731/
Ćerif731/
Sherriff716,792/
Zarrieff7119/
Sherrief7117/
Sherrife7116/
Sherrifs715/
Djerraif714/
Jerriffe712/
Scherrif712/
Sherrisf711/
Sherif67317,300/
Cherif67140,757/
Zerefe672,254/
Zarief67944/
Sherriffs67545/
Zareif67309/
Seriff67158/
Sherriffe67125/
Zharif6798/
Djerif6782/
Zariff6763/
Gerrib6752/
Sarrif6736/
Serife6732/
Zeraib6726/
Dzarif6712/
Sherrieff6711/
Zaraif6710/
Serief675/
Zereef674/
Jeriff673/
Czeref673/
Serift673/
Saerif673/
Zahrif673/
Sherreiff672/
Zarref672/
Geriff672/
Soerif672/
Jereif671/
Cerife671/
Zerayf671/
Tzeref671/
Scherriff671/
Scerif671/
Sierif671/
Şeriff671/

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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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  • 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 Zerrif
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