Kherchef Surname
Approximately 135 people bear this surname
Kherchef Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 130 | 1:31,499 | 2,580 |
| Algeria | 4 | 1:9,657,888 | 64,782 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
Kherchef Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kherchef Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kherchef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﺮﺷﻒ) is more commonly found in Mauritania than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kherchef? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,537,949th most prevalent family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. The last name Kherchef is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kherchef are found; 96 percent are found in West Africa and 96 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The surname Kherchef is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 31,499. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 62 percent reside, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 12 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 10 percent reside. Apart from Mauritania it exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 3 percent reside and Spain, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kerchef | 93 | 2 | / |
| Khorchef | 88 | 1,556 | / |
| Cherchef | 88 | 264 | / |
| Kerchief | 88 | 70 | / |
| Kharchef | 88 | 39 | / |
| Kercheff | 88 | 25 | / |
| Kherchev | 88 | 24 | / |
| Kertchef | 88 | 12 | / |
| Kherchif | 88 | 7 | / |
| Kerchefs | 88 | 2 | / |
| Khrechef | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kherchiev | 82 | 5 | / |
| Kherchife | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kerchev | 80 | 284 | / |
| Korchef | 80 | 36 | / |
| Herchev | 80 | 1 | / |
| Karchef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Chercef | 80 | 1 | / |
| Herchew | 80 | 0 | / |
| Kharchev | 75 | 808 | / |
| Kercheva | 75 | 315 | / |
| Chercheb | 75 | 281 | / |
| Khorchev | 75 | 130 | / |
| Kerchiev | 75 | 36 | / |
| Kherchiv | 75 | 11 | / |
| Cherchev | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kherzhev | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kircheff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kercheiv | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kercheev | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kirchhef | 75 | 0 | / |
| Cherchiev | 71 | 38 | / |
| Kiorcheff | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kharchiev | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kirtcheff | 71 | 9 | / |
| Kergef | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khircheva | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kercev | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kirchev | 67 | 1,425 | / |
| Karchev | 67 | 880 | / |
| Korchev | 67 | 636 | / |
| Gerchev | 67 | 513 | / |
| Kyrchev | 67 | 206 | / |
| Krechev | 67 | 21 | / |
| Cheerchiev | 67 | 20 | / |
| Hyrchev | 67 | 10 | / |
| Hirchev | 67 | 3 | / |
| Herheev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Cherhev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chercev | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kerchyv | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kirchew | 67 | 0 | / |
Kherchef Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kherchef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﺮﺷﻒ | khrshf | 90.91 |
| ﺍﻟﺨﺮﺷﻒ | alkhrshf | 6.06 |
| ﺍﺧﺮﺷﻒ | akhrshf | 3.03 |
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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 Kherchef
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