Hreef Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Hreef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Hreef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220

Hreef (8) may also be a first name.

Hreef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Hreef is more commonly found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Hreef.

How Common Is The Last Name Hreef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 8,193,072nd most frequently occurring last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Hreef reside; 80 percent reside in North Africa and 80 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Hreef is also the 4,213,784th most numerous forename globally, held by 8 people.

The surname Hreef is most common in Egypt, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 22,983,938. Apart from Egypt this surname is found in one country. It also occurs in Pakistan, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khreef911/
Chreef911/
Reef891,772/
Href8938/
Reefe80221/
Reeff80138/
Hreew8088/
Reefs8052/
Chref8018/
Hreev803/
Hreeb803/
Reefh802/
Jreef802/
Reeft802/
Hrief801/
Rheef801/
Rgeef801/
Reehf801/
Hreft800/
Rehef800/
Ref75174/
Chreif73560/
Chreaf739/
Chrief739/
Khreev737/
Reeyfs732/
Chreff732/
Khreif732/
Reheef732/
Chreïf732/
Hrgeew731/
Jhreew731/
Reeffe730/
Reif6718,431/
Reeb675,717/
Rief674,005/
Refe671,221/
Reff671,193/
Hreb67366/
Rejf67175/
Reev67138/
Reft67134/
Reyf67131/
Hryf67112/
Reuf6721/
Reaf6715/
Reew6714/
Rzef679/
Ch'reif677/
Refs673/
Rhef673/
Refz672/
Redf672/
Hrif672/
Rewf672/
Hrew671/
Resf671/
Revf671/
Chreyfe671/
Hrev671/
Retf671/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Hreef
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