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
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
| 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
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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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