Khelf Surname

488,996th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Khelf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khelf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria5991:64,49310,625
France601:1,107,045119,335
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Khelf (14) may also be a first name.

Khelf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khelf (Russian: Хэлф) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khelf? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 488,996th most frequently occurring family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 10,748,593 people. The last name Khelf occurs mostly in Africa, where 90 percent of Khelf are found; 90 percent are found in North Africa and 89 percent are found in Mahgreb. Khelf is also the 3,024,661st most frequently occurring first name internationally, borne by 14 people.

This last name is most widely held in Algeria, where it is held by 599 people, or 1 in 64,493. In Algeria Khelf is mostly concentrated in: Jijel Province, where 45 percent reside, Mascara Province, where 33 percent reside and Saïda Province, where 20 percent reside. Besides Algeria Khelf occurs in 9 countries. It is also found in France, where 9 percent reside and Egypt, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khellf914/
Khelfz911/
Khelfh911/
Kheilf911/
Helf892,261/
Khalf807,280/
Chelf801,049/
Helft80266/
Helff80245/
Khlef80219/
Heilf8022/
Kahlf807/
Khelb803/
Helfe801/
Heelf801/
Hielf800/
Helfs800/
D'Helf7315/
Khallf7310/
Kahalf734/
Khalff734/
Helfft734/
Chelfe733/
Khlefh732/
Khalfh731/
Hellft731/
Hkhlef731/
Hiself731/
Hilf672,748/
Kolf671,475/
Kalf671,459/
Jelf67549/
Helw67224/
D'Helft67216/
Helb67192/
Gelf6793/
Klef6729/
Helv675/
Kelv673/
Khuilef673/
Hylf671/
Kelleff670/

Khelf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khelf in the Russian language
Хэлфhelf-

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