Kharef Surname
Approximately 1,064 people bear this surname
Kharef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 1,037 | 1:37,253 | 6,761 |
| Thailand | 20 | 1:3,531,917 | 315,217 |
| Yemen | 3 | 1:8,808,431 | 35,773 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
Kharef (263) may also be a first name.
Kharef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kharef Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kharef (Russian: Хареф) occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Kharef? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 344,343rd most commonly held family name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,849,197 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kharef live; 98 percent live in North Africa and 98 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 548,616th most commonly used forename world-wide It is held by 263 people.
The surname Kharef is most commonly held in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,037 people, or 1 in 37,253. In Algeria it is most prevalent in: Skikda Province, where 54 percent live, Adrar Province, where 23 percent live and Ghardaïa Province, where 14 percent live. Outside of Algeria Kharef exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 2 percent live and Yemen, where 0 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kharef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kharef in the Russian language | ||
| Хареф | haref | - |
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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 Kharef
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