Kharf Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Kharf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kharf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Kharf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kharf (Marathi: कहर) occurs in Iran more than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kharf? popularity and diffusion

Kharf is the 4,206,983rd most commonly occurring last name in the world, borne by around 1 in 331,252,087 people. The last name Kharf is mostly found in Asia, where 86 percent of Kharf are found; 73 percent are found in South Asia and 73 percent are found in Islamic South Asia.

The surname is most prevalent in Iran, where it is held by 16 people, or 1 in 4,798,908. In Iran Kharf is primarily found in: Gilan Province, where 88 percent are found, Isfahan Province, where 6 percent are found and Tehran Province, where 6 percent are found. Not including Iran this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 14 percent are found and Iraq, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kharwf916/
Kharfe911/
Kaharf911/
Harf892,304/
Karf89106/
Khasrfh831/
Karpf802,719/
Karfe801,160/
Harff80916/
Charf80470/
Harpf80228/
Kharv8064/
Kaurf8045/
Karff8037/
Kherf8021/
Hajrf8012/
Harfe808/
Khorf804/
Kharw802/
Kohrf802/
Kaerf801/
Harft801/
Hasrf801/
Harrf800/
Haarf800/
Harfs800/
Kharfova779/
Charff7359/
Charfe7346/
Kaharb739/
Khatrv735/
Harrfs735/
Kharws732/
Chairf732/
Harrff731/
Karffe731/
Harfch731/
Karfft731/
Harfft730/
Harb6780,909/
Korf675,887/
Karw67826/
Jarf67669/
Kerf67655/
Horf67170/
Karv67131/
Harv6760/
Kärf6740/
Carf6728/
Harw6716/
Qarf675/
Khayrev672/
Khairew671/
Chaharf671/

Kharf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kharf in the Marathi language
कहरkahara-

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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 Kharf
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