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
Kharef (Russian: Хареф) is more commonly found in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kharef? popularity and diffusion
Kharef is the 344,343rd most commonly occurring family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 6,849,197 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kharef reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 98 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 548,616th most commonly held given name throughout the world, held by 263 people.
The last name is most numerous in Algeria, where it is borne by 1,037 people, or 1 in 37,253. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Skikda Province, where 54 percent are found, Adrar Province, where 23 percent are found and Ghardaïa Province, where 14 percent are found. Besides Algeria this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Thailand, where 2 percent are found and Yemen, where 0 percent are found.
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
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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 Kharef
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