Surname שחף (Shahaf 
, שחף ) , throughout the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The surname שחף is habitual in Israel, where it is quite a common surname, Syria, where it is a rare surname, and Bulgaria. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Israel, Syria, and Bangladesh. Likewise, שחף is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Shahaf | Israel, Syria, Bulgaria, Bangladesh, United States |
| שחף | Israel |
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לני שחף Israeli stage actress, IL (b. 1970) |
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אורית שחף Israeli singer, IL (b. 1971) |
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ירין שחף IL (b. 1962) |
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מעיין שחף Israeli athletics competitor, IL (b. 1986) |
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ערבה שחף association football player, IL (b. 1990) |
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אלי שחף IL |
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יהב שחף Israeli swimmer, IL (b. 1993) |
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| נחום שחף Israeli physicist, IL (b. 1946) |
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| אלעד שחף Israeli footballer, IL (b. 1998) |
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