Khelef Surname

168,523rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,564 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Khelef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khelef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,0391:18,9463,472
Tanzania5031:105,25210,252
France81:8,302,840321,660
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
England21:27,859,030389,889
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Khelef (286) may also be a first name.

Khelef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khelef is found most in Algeria. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Khelef click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khelef? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 168,523rd most widely held surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 2,842,257 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Khelef are found; 80 percent are found in North Africa and 80 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 523,065th most commonly used given name on earth, borne by 286 people.

The surname is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is held by 2,039 people, or 1 in 18,946. In Algeria it is mostly concentrated in: Saïda Province, where 35 percent live, El Oued Province, where 31 percent live and Algiers Province, where 21 percent live. Aside from Algeria Khelef is found in 11 countries. It also occurs in Tanzania, where 20 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khellef9221/
Khelief921/
Kelef9113/
Khelif8316,731/
Khalef835,737/
Chelef831,109/
Kholef83778/
Kelefe8364/
Khelev8312/
Keleff838/
Khilef832/
Kaelef831/
Kohlef831/
Kholeif771,603/
Kholief771,347/
Khallef77682/
Khelaif77201/
Khaleef77192/
Kholeef77122/
Khellif7764/
Khalief7740/
Khalefh7726/
Khelife7712/
Kheliff779/
Kheleva775/
Kelieff774/
Khaleff773/
Khuilef773/
Chellef772/
Chelief772/
Kehelev772/
Kheleph771/
Kheliev771/
Kohleff771/
Khelift771/
Kheilif771/
Cheleaf771/
Kelefhe771/
Kkhelif771/
Kelif732,241/
Kalef73472/
Kolef7375/
Kelew7368/
Kelev7314/
Jelef732/
Heleb732/
Helif732/
Helev732/
Hilef731/
Kilef731/
Keheleva713/
Khaleeff711/
Khaleefh711/
Khalif67157,162/
Kholif671,723/
Koleff67389/
Chilef67342/
Chelif67336/
Khalyf67176/
Khalev67154/
Kholev67136/
Geleff67126/
Kaleff6778/
Chelew6768/
Kileff6757/
Keleev6734/
Kalief6730/
Keleva6721/
Chelev6719/
Jeleff6716/
Hellew6716/
Kollef6715/
Kelife6714/
Keslev679/
Keliev677/
Kelevh677/
Khélif677/
Kaleef676/
Kileef676/
Cheleb676/
Kolief675/
Jellef675/
Kielev674/
Kahlif673/
Kallef673/
Kehlev673/
Heleib672/
Kheliv672/
Koleef672/
Kalefh672/
Kilefe672/
Keilif671/
Keleyb671/
Keeleb671/
Kahlev671/
Khilev671/
Kyleif671/
Helews671/
Healew671/
Gellef671/
Hellev671/
Khaléf671/
Khilif671/
Quelef671/
Kailef671/
Hailef671/
Kileft671/
Helleb671/
Khelib671/
Heleev671/
Keliff670/
Heslew670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khelef
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