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Around the world, Șef (Chef
, Caput
, Șef) is quite a rare mostly male, but seldom female first name. The forename Șef is habitual in United Arab Emirates, where it is a rare masculine name, Indonesia, where it is a rare largely male, but uncommonly girly name, and Egypt, where it is a rare boy's name. In absolute terms, the name is most common in Indonesia, Egypt, and the United States. Likewise, Șef is the last name as well as the forename.
| VARIANT | COUNTRY |
|---|---|
| Chef | Egypt, France, Indonesia, Algeria, Morocco |
| Caput | India, France, United States, Indonesia, Croatia |
Șef 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.