Family name Chef (Chief 
, Chef 
, Шеф 
) , throughout the world, is a common cognomen. The cognomen Chef is habitual in Maldives, where it is quite a common surname, United Arab Emirates, where it is quite a rare surname, and Algeria. In absolute terms, it is the most numerous in Nigeria, Algeria, and Indonesia. Also, Chef is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Chief | Kenya, United Arab Emirates, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria |
| Chef | Kenya, Ghana, Indonesia, Nigeria, Algeria |
| Шеф | Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Russia, Kyrgyzstan |
| chef kreuger Dutch photographer, NL (b. 1886) |
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chef wan Malaysian chef and television personality, MY (b. 1958) |
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frédéric chef (b. 1967) |
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| chef meulenkamp NL (b. 1917) |
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chef 187 Zambian hip hop musician, ZM (b. 1986) |
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| chef pepín Cuban chef, CU (b. 1948) |
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chef jeremiah American chef |
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| chef ra American cannabis activist (1950-2006) (b. 1950) |
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| robert chef French politician, FR (b. 1951) |
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| chef tony TV pitchman, US (b. 1954) |
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| monika chef German politician, DE (b. 1958) |
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| hervé chef French politician, FR (b. 1962) |
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| chef damodharan Indian chef (b. 1965) |
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| chef anton American pool player, US (b. 1969) |
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| chef ragoo Italian rapper, IT (b. 1972) |
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