Cherif is used as a family name or surname in Niger. It is 6 characters long in length.

Family Name / Last Name: Cherif
No. of characters: 6
Origin: Niger
Meaning: Variant Sharif (qv). Derivatives: Cherifa, Cherifi.

How popular is Cherif?

Cherif is common in Niger.

Cherif is ranked 2004 on our list.

As per 2010 US census, number of Cherifs grew by 95.97701 per cent to 341 since 2000 and ranked 59324 after elevating 37594 spots. The last name was found in around 1 per 1 million population. Please refer to following table for race and ethnicity.

Race 2010 2000
Black 51.61 45.4
White 39.88 41.95
Hispanic or Latino 3.23 0
Cherif is quite popular family name mostly used in Algeria while Guinea is ahead in terms of density. Around 274307 people have been found who wears Cherif as their family name. Cherif is used widely across the globe. More detailed information can be found below:
RankCountryCount
Countries with very very low frequency i.e., 1 - 10:
244,758 Ukraine10
153,990 Australia7
95,557 Czech Republic6
5,340 Iceland6
1,078 Togo5
931 Gabon3
1,922 Libya3
16,136 Kenya3
23,165 Romania3
35,969 Denmark2
4,413 Democratic Republic of The Congo2
568 The Gambia2
40,064 Nigeria2
11,736 Lithuania2
82,478 South Africa2
1,328 Congo2
2,744 Rwanda2
14,521 Portugal2
44,018 Poland2
34,681 Norway2
10,284 Kuwait2
40,256 Mexico2
810,193 Indonesia1
1,704,541 India1
30,360 Thailand1
169,904 Brazil1
613 Central African Republic1
123,175 Tanzania1
10,683 Cyprus1
49,529 Israel1
8,430 Northern Ireland1
66,560 Philippines1
2,309 Monaco1
5,467 Haiti1
700 Somalia1
42,479 Greece1
6,149 Ethiopia1
18,969 Wales1
7,790 Zambia1
48,575 Azerbaijan1
29,046 Japan1
Countries with very low frequency i.e., 10 - 50:
16,483 Chile45
9,692 Ireland27
377,825 Russia17
3,922 China11
Countries with low frequency i.e., 50 - 100:
26,761 Netherlands93
57,588 Argentina75
5,630 Burkina Faso59
Countries with hundreds of Cherif:
10,993 Germany908
5,603 Saudi Arabia616
8,750 Spain442
60,022 United States425
25,003 Italy392
702 Senegal392
2,702 United Arab Emirates382
3,294 Switzerland351
7,729 Ghana320
17,618 England312
14,299 Canada263
24,716 Turkey210
1,186 Qatar204
6,823 Sweden138
13,523 Belgium134
9,948 Austria131
4,044 Lebanon125
15,665 Malaysia101
Countries with thousands of Cherif:
1,228 Egypt8,069
873 France6,674
310 Mali3,506
248 Mauritania1,679
2,276 Cameroon1,586
1,342 Angola1,401
1,646 Benin1,054
Countries with ten thousands of Cherif:
12 Algeria60,336
4 Tunisia46,034
27 Guinea45,925
21 Chad45,767
124 Ivory Coast17,680
197 Morocco14,499
171 Niger13,833
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Cherif Namesakes

  • Abdou Cherif, Singer
  • Abdou Cherif, Singer
  • Abdennour Chérif El-Ouazzani, Soccer player
  • Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani, Soccer player
  • Abdou Cherif, Singer
  • Mohand Chérif Hannachi, Soccer player
  • Aly El Cherif, Actor
  • Tahar Chérif El-Ouazzani, Soccer player
  • Abdou Cherif, Singer
  • M. Cherif Bassiouni, Professor

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