Kherouf Surname
Approximately 1,049 people bear this surname
Kherouf Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 924 | 1:41,809 | 7,460 |
| France | 104 | 1:638,680 | 83,098 |
| England | 16 | 1:3,482,379 | 114,324 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
The alternate forms: Khérouf (1) are calculated separately.
Kherouf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kherouf Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Kherouf (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺧﺮﻭﻑ) is held by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as: Khérouf. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kherouf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 348,286th most prevalent surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 6,947,136 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 88 percent of Kherouf reside; 88 percent reside in North Africa and 88 percent reside in Mahgreb.
The surname Kherouf is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is carried by 924 people, or 1 in 41,809. In Algeria Kherouf is primarily concentrated in: El Taref Province, where 42 percent reside, Boumerdès Province, where 22 percent reside and Bouïra Province, where 21 percent reside. Not including Algeria Kherouf is found in 7 countries. It is also found in France, where 10 percent reside and England, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Kherouf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kherouf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﺧﺮﻭﻑ | akhrwf | - |
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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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- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kherouf
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