Chalf Surname

1,484,726th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 142 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Chalf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Chalf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
England31:18,572,686338,250
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
France11:66,422,722504,397
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Chalf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Chalf is found most frequently in Morocco. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Chalf click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Chalf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,484,726th most numerous last name on earth, held by around 1 in 51,320,746 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Chalf reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 96 percent reside in Mahgreb.

The surname is most common in Morocco, where it is held by 136 people, or 1 in 253,501. Without taking into account Morocco Chalf occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Chalf Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Chalf has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Chalf surname rose 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalfe9116/
Schalf9112/
Chailf911/
Half89404/
Calf89403/
Schalpf832/
Schalff831/
Khalf807,280/
Chelf801,049/
Halff80286/
Halft80197/
Chalw80189/
Halfe8078/
Callf8071/
Calff8015/
Shalf8011/
Hjalf8010/
Chalb804/
Cholf802/
Hsalf801/
Halwf801/
Hallf801/
Khalfe731,289/
Scealf7374/
Cholfe7329/
Cholff7313/
Khallf7310/
Schalb736/
Khalff734/
Halfss733/
Khalfh731/
Hailef731/
Challb731/
Chaulb730/
Scholf730/
Colf67516/
Halb67354/
Salf67112/
Hachelf6754/
Jalf6743/
Holf6739/
Halw6726/
Chaylev6712/
Calv677/
Calfova676/
Calw676/
Zalf676/
Halv673/
Schalph672/
Scholff672/
Scheilf671/
Scholpf670/

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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 Chalf
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