Karef Surname
Approximately 7,395 people bear this surname
Karef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 7,346 | 1:5,259 | 841 |
| Greece | 15 | 1:738,653 | 80,079 |
| Jordan | 12 | 1:736,870 | 14,651 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Iraq | 4 | 1:8,755,414 | 23,373 |
| Papua New Guinea | 4 | 1:2,038,429 | 140,827 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Karef (13) may also be a first name.
Karef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Karef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Karef (Russian: Кареф) is found most in Algeria. It may appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Karef? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 67,315th most widely held family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 985,469 people. The last name Karef is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Karef are found; 99 percent are found in North Africa and 99 percent are found in Mahgreb. Karef is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used given name globally, borne by 13 people.
This last name is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is borne by 7,346 people, or 1 in 5,259. In Algeria Karef is mostly concentrated in: Djelfa Province, where 100 percent reside and Tamanghasset Province, where 0 percent reside. Other than Algeria this surname occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 0 percent reside and Jordan, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kharef | 91 | 1,064 | / |
| Kareff | 91 | 53 | / |
| Karief | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kargef | 91 | 1 | / |
| Kauref | 91 | 1 | / |
| Karefe | 91 | 1 | / |
| Khareef | 83 | 383 | / |
| Kharief | 83 | 57 | / |
| Kharefe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Kharref | 83 | 1 | / |
| Karev | 80 | 8,208 | / |
| Karif | 80 | 209 | / |
| Karew | 80 | 107 | / |
| Koref | 80 | 54 | / |
| Caref | 80 | 23 | / |
| Keref | 80 | 6 | / |
| Karyf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kareva | 73 | 12,829 | / |
| Kharif | 73 | 6,090 | / |
| Kariev | 73 | 2,912 | / |
| Kareev | 73 | 764 | / |
| Kharev | 73 | 181 | / |
| Karevs | 73 | 24 | / |
| Kairev | 73 | 11 | / |
| Koreff | 73 | 10 | / |
| Karife | 73 | 10 | / |
| Careef | 73 | 10 | / |
| Kharyf | 73 | 6 | / |
| Karzev | 73 | 5 | / |
| Cahref | 73 | 4 | / |
| Karrif | 73 | 4 | / |
| Kariff | 73 | 3 | / |
| Carref | 73 | 3 | / |
| Kareaw | 73 | 2 | / |
| Kairew | 73 | 2 | / |
| Korefe | 73 | 2 | / |
| Khoref | 73 | 1 | / |
| Karrev | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kaurif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kajrif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kheref | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kgarif | 73 | 1 | / |
| Kherief | 67 | 891 | / |
| Khareva | 67 | 226 | / |
| Khorief | 67 | 199 | / |
| Kaireva | 67 | 48 | / |
| Karzeev | 67 | 46 | / |
| Khariev | 67 | 37 | / |
| Karzhev | 67 | 25 | / |
| Karriev | 67 | 13 | / |
| Khareev | 67 | 11 | / |
| Khoreif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khariff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Kereiff | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khayrev | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khairew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kgareew | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kayriev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kairiev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khareiv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karephe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Karheva | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khereuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kharrif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Carieff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khérief | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahriev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khereif | 67 | 1 | / |
Karef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Karef in the Russian language | ||
| Кареф | karef | - |
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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 Karef
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