Charif is used as a family name or surname in Morocco. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Charif
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Morocco
Meaning: Name Arab person (shareef) which means 'noble ancestry shows'. It applies in particular to the descendants of the Prophet Muhammad. Derivatives: Charifa, Charifi.

How popular is Charif?

Charif is common in Morocco.

Charif is ranked 21668 on our list.

There are about 136 people in US who wears Charif as surname and ranked 126018 in US Census Bureau. In 2010 census, the last name was found in around 0 per 1 million. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010
White 72.79
Hispanic or Latino 13.97
Others 5.88
Black 5.15
Charif is quite popular family name mostly used in Morocco while Comoros is ahead in terms of density. Around 23836 people have been found who wears Charif as their family name. Charif is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
464,493 Indonesia9
26,325 Mauritania5
918,840 India5
14,193 Egypt3
3,861 Syria3
14,126 Colombia3
8,993 Tunisia3
147,165 Czech Republic2
40,256 Mexico2
44,018 Poland2
19,093 Finland2
5,318 Iraq2
24,460 Armenia1
1,572 Macau1
23,434 Burkina Faso1
19,810 Croatia1
12,741 Ecuador1
897,276 Russia1
6,820 Angola1
30,360 Thailand1
29,774 Venezuela1
2,715 Gabon1
692 Guinea1
2,935 Madagascar1
12,745 Luxembourg1
5,916 Mozambique1
17,575 Kuwait1
17,768 Pakistan1
31,207 Ireland1
36,814 Romania1
14,373 Jordan1
36,678 Singapore1
16,640 Hong Kong1
53,505 Turkey1
492,292 Ukraine1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
23,537 Switzerland45
13,773 Denmark39
51,763 Australia37
32,811 Sweden29
8,720 Qatar29
52,530 Belgium22
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
27,739 Netherlands89
56,298 England65
48,377 Canada64
85,668 Italy56
Countries with hundreds of Charif:
9,740 France931
1,054 Lebanon711
7,314 Saudi Arabia462
10,562 Spain349
38,477 Germany269
22,208 Argentina239
47,291 Brazil223
139,052 United States149
8,435 United Arab Emirates115
Countries with thousands of Charif:
791 Algeria7,140
49 Comoros1,768
Countries with ten thousands of Charif:
295 Morocco10,941
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Charif Namesakes

  • Amin Charif El Masri, Film set decorator
  • Gustavo Charif, Visual Artist
  • Hicham Charif, Novelist
  • Amin Charif El Masri, Film set decorator
  • Hicham Charif, Novelist

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