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

The last name Kherchef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﺮﺷﻒ) is more frequently found in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Kherchef.

How Common Is The Last Name Kherchef? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,537,949th most commonly occurring last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 53,981,822 people. Kherchef is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Kherchef live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 96 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

Kherchef is most frequent in Mauritania, where it is borne by 130 people, or 1 in 31,499. In Mauritania Kherchef is mostly concentrated in: Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 62 percent reside, Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 12 percent reside and Assaba Region, where 10 percent reside. Barring Mauritania this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common 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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