Chref Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Chref Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 11 | 1:777,967 | 50,646 |
| Algeria | 5 | 1:7,726,310 | 57,379 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
The alternate forms: Chrèf (1) are calculated separately.
Chref Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Chref Come From? nationality or country of origin
Chref (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺷﺮﻑ) has its highest incidence in Israel. It can be rendered as a variant: Chrèf. For other potential spellings of Chref click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Chref? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most frequently held last name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 404,863,662 people. The last name is mostly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Chref live; 61 percent live in West Asia and 61 percent live in Judeo-West Asia.
The surname Chref is most frequent in Israel, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 777,967. In Israel it is primarily concentrated in: Jerusalem District, where 64 percent are found, Tel Aviv District, where 27 percent are found and Central District, where 9 percent are found. Besides Israel this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 28 percent are found and Mauritania, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Chrèf | 93 | 1 | / |
| Chreif | 91 | 560 | / |
| Schref | 91 | 26 | / |
| Chreaf | 91 | 9 | / |
| Chrief | 91 | 9 | / |
| Chreïf | 91 | 2 | / |
| Chreff | 91 | 2 | / |
| Chreef | 91 | 1 | / |
| Href | 89 | 38 | / |
| Schrepf | 83 | 138 | / |
| Schreff | 83 | 123 | / |
| Schrief | 83 | 119 | / |
| Schreft | 83 | 8 | / |
| Ch'reif | 83 | 7 | / |
| Chreyfe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Schreif | 83 | 0 | / |
| Chrif | 80 | 6,538 | / |
| Shref | 80 | 4,828 | / |
| Creef | 80 | 1,121 | / |
| Creff | 80 | 757 | / |
| Creyf | 80 | 372 | / |
| Scref | 80 | 33 | / |
| Crief | 80 | 25 | / |
| Chreb | 80 | 5 | / |
| Hreef | 80 | 5 | / |
| Crewf | 80 | 4 | / |
| Hrief | 80 | 1 | / |
| Hreft | 80 | 0 | / |
| Schrieff | 77 | 54 | / |
| Schrepff | 77 | 11 | / |
| Schreffe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shreef | 73 | 12,148 | / |
| Shrief | 73 | 6,442 | / |
| Shreif | 73 | 3,988 | / |
| Ch'rif | 73 | 136 | / |
| Shreaf | 73 | 132 | / |
| Shrefh | 73 | 108 | / |
| Chrife | 73 | 28 | / |
| Chraif | 73 | 17 | / |
| Shreff | 73 | 13 | / |
| Chriff | 73 | 9 | / |
| Shrefe | 73 | 7 | / |
| Schreb | 73 | 5 | / |
| Chreiv | 73 | 4 | / |
| Chrift | 73 | 4 | / |
| Khreif | 73 | 2 | / |
| Crieff | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zhreef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Shrref | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chërif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schrif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Khreef | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chrrif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chrihf | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chriev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chsrif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chreva | 73 | 1 | / |
| Chreib | 73 | 1 | / |
| Schrew | 73 | 0 | / |
| Crew | 67 | 11,670 | / |
| Hreb | 67 | 366 | / |
| Schrift | 67 | 235 | / |
| Crev | 67 | 133 | / |
| Hryf | 67 | 112 | / |
| Zref | 67 | 91 | / |
| Shrieff | 67 | 78 | / |
| Schreeb | 67 | 72 | / |
| Schroif | 67 | 47 | / |
| Schrews | 67 | 14 | / |
| Ch'rife | 67 | 12 | / |
| Crif | 67 | 10 | / |
| Shreefh | 67 | 7 | / |
| Shreiff | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sref | 67 | 6 | / |
| Schrojf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Shsreef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Schriff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tshreef | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hrif | 67 | 2 | / |
| Hrev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dshreef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hrew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shreeff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sshreef | 67 | 1 | / |
| Screiff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Tshreif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Schraif | 67 | 0 | / |
Chref Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Chref in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺷﺮﻑ | ashrf | 50 |
| ﺍﺷﺮﻳﻒ | ashryf | 50 |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Chref
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