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Worldwide, Šef (Chef
, Шеф
, Šef
) is quite a rare mostly boy's, but infrequently female given name. The first name Šef is characteristic of United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare male name, Indonesia, where it is a rare dominantly masculine, but infrequently feminine name, and Egypt, where it is a rare boy's name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Indonesia, Egypt, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Šef is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Chef | Egypt, United Arab Emirates, Indonesia, Algeria, Morocco |
| Шеф | Kazakhstan, Russia, Kyrgyzstan, Belarus, Ukraine |
| Šef | Slovenia, Croatia |
Šef is also a popular name for the fictitious and mythical characters: Chef , the fictional character of the South Park series; Chef Hatchet , the recurring fictional character of the Total Drama franchise, Total Drama Island; Chef Louis , the chef from Disney's The Little Mermaid; Chef Bonelli , the character in "Murder she wrote", Murder, She Wrote and Chef de la flotte , the operatic character in the opera Bérénice, and in many other works.