Abu Halifa Surname
Approximately 76 people bear this surname
Abu Halifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Israel | 68 | 1:125,848 | 13,711 |
| Yemen | 7 | 1:3,775,042 | 17,439 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
Abu Halifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abu Halifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Abu Halifa has its highest incidence in Israel. It may appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abu Halifa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,168,711th most commonly held surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 95,888,762 people. Abu Halifa is primarily found in Asia, where 99 percent of Abu Halifa are found; 99 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia.
The last name Abu Halifa is most frequently held in Israel, where it is borne by 68 people, or 1 in 125,848. In Israel Abu Halifa is most numerous in: Tel Aviv District, where 68 percent reside, Jerusalem District, where 29 percent reside and Central District, where 3 percent reside. Beside Israel this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Yemen, where 9 percent reside and Nigeria, where 1 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Abu Khalifa | 95 | 4,563 | / |
| Abu Halifah | 95 | 105 | / |
| Abou Khalifa | 91 | 4 | / |
| Abu Khalifha | 91 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Halifa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abu Halifi | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abou Alifa | 90 | 1 | / |
| Abu-Khalifa | 86 | 4 | / |
| Abu Khalifi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Abu Khalife | 86 | 1 | / |
| Abu Olifa | 84 | 275 | / |
| Abu Khaleefa | 82 | 5 | / |
| Abou Khalife | 82 | 2 | / |
| Abou-Khalife | 73 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abu Halifa
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