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Family name Cherifi (Cherifi , شريفي , Chérifi ) , in the world, is a widespread cognomen. The family name Cherifi is characteristic of Iran, where it is a common surname, Algeria, where it is quite a common surname, and Libya, where it is quite a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is the most numerous in Iran, Algeria, and France. Very seldom, Cherifi is the forename as well as the last name.