Kherchef Surname

1,537,949th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 135 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Kherchef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kherchef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania1301:31,4992,580
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kerchef932/
Khorchef881,556/
Cherchef88264/
Kerchief8870/
Kharchef8839/
Kercheff8825/
Kherchev8824/
Kertchef8812/
Kherchif887/
Kerchefs882/
Khrechef881/
Kherchiev825/
Kherchife821/
Kerchev80284/
Korchef8036/
Herchev801/
Karchef801/
Chercef801/
Herchew800/
Kharchev75808/
Kercheva75315/
Chercheb75281/
Khorchev75130/
Kerchiev7536/
Kherchiv7511/
Cherchev751/
Kherzhev751/
Kircheff751/
Kercheiv751/
Kercheev751/
Kirchhef750/
Cherchiev7138/
Kiorcheff7122/
Kharchiev7122/
Kirtcheff719/
Kergef711/
Khircheva711/
Kercev711/
Kirchev671,425/
Karchev67880/
Korchev67636/
Gerchev67513/
Kyrchev67206/
Krechev6721/
Cheerchiev6720/
Hyrchev6710/
Hirchev673/
Herheev671/
Cherhev671/
Chercev671/
Kerchyv671/
Kirchew670/

Kherchef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kherchef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺧﺮﺷﻒkhrshf90.91
ﺍﻟﺨﺮﺷﻒalkhrshf6.06
ﺍﺧﺮﺷﻒakhrshf3.03

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Footnotes

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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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