Kholef Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Kholef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kholef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Lebanon71:805,29815,541
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Kholef (14) may also be a first name.

Kholef Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kholef Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Kholef is found most in Egypt. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kholef? popularity and diffusion

The surname Kholef is the 440,082nd most prevalent last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 9,367,026 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kholef are found; 98 percent are found in North Africa and 98 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Kholef is also the 3,024,661st most frequently held forename world-wide. It is borne by 14 people.

Kholef is most frequently used in Egypt, where it is borne by 763 people, or 1 in 120,492. Beside Egypt this last name exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 1 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside.

Kholef Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Kholef surname is principally Syriac Catholic (75%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kholeif921,603/
Kholief921,347/
Kholeef92122/
Khoulef922/
Kolef9175/
Holef9135/
Khoullef861/
Khalef835,737/
Khelef832,564/
Kholif831,723/
Koleff83389/
Kholev83136/
Koulef8363/
Kolefe8317/
Kollef8315/
Kolief835/
Koleef832/
Houlef832/
Cholef832/
Hollef831/
Kohlef831/
Khallef77682/
Kholaif77670/
Kholeva77287/
Khaleef77192/
Khalief7740/
Koulefe7732/
Khalefh7726/
Khellef7721/
Kouleff7717/
Kholeev7714/
Kolleff7714/
Khoulif7714/
Khulief7713/
Koleafe7711/
Khalefe777/
Choleff776/
Khaleff773/
Khuilef773/
Kholiev771/
Kohleff771/
Kooleff771/
Khelief771/
Khaleft771/
Khuleif771/
Choulef771/
Kolev7335,042/
Holev73548/
Kalef73472/
Halef73431/
Colef7366/
Kolif7364/
Kolew7344/
Qolef7322/
Kelef7313/
Holif739/
Holeb735/
Kulef735/
Holew731/
Jolef731/
Kholliev7136/
Houlieff715/
Khaleife711/
Khooliew711/
Khaleffe711/
Khaleeff711/
Khaleefe711/
Khaleefh711/
Khalif67157,162/
Koleva6736,267/
Khelif6716,731/
Chalef671,744/
Koliev67289/
Cholev67276/
Holleb67180/
Khalyf67176/
Khalev67154/
Coleff67138/
Cholif67128/
Koleev67127/
Kaleff6778/
Haleef6746/
Kuleff6742/
Kalefe6740/
Kotlev6734/
Kalief6730/
Kolheb6720/
Hohlev6718/
Koulev6714/
Khalefova6712/
Khelev6712/
Kollif6710/
Hollif679/
Holiff678/
Keleff678/
Hallef678/
Kaleef676/
Khulif675/
Kollev674/
Kahleifeh674/
Koliff674/
Koliew674/
Kahlif673/
Kallef673/
Koleib673/
Kehlev673/
Koolev672/
Collef672/
Haleff672/
Koulif672/
Kulefe672/
Hollev672/
Hollyf672/
Kalefh672/
Khulev671/
Cholew671/
Kahlev671/
Kaelef671/
Kholiv671/
Houlev671/
Holiev671/
Halief671/
Kkolev671/
Kolehw671/
Haleaf671/
Khaléf671/
Houlif671/
Koolif671/
Kohleb671/
Kolebh671/
Koleiv671/
Kolife671/
Khaleafeh671/
Jollef670/
Haleft670/
Hollew670/
Joleff670/
Joleif670/
Coleyf670/

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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 Kholef
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