Califa Surname

1,006,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 253 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Colombia
Highest density in:
Colombia

Califa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Califa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Colombia691:692,3787,982
United States641:5,663,421279,165
Argentina251:1,709,73790,467
Mexico231:5,396,79230,197
France181:3,690,151224,666
India131:59,005,029552,550
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
England81:6,964,757184,742
Israel81:1,069,70462,476
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Guinea-Bissau11:1,728,021323
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Califa (73) may also be a first name.

Califa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Califa Come From? nationality or country of origin

Califa is found most frequently in Colombia. It can appear as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Califa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,006,539th most numerous surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 28,804,529 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 77 percent of Califa are found; 41 percent are found in South America and 28 percent are found in Caribbean South America. Califa is also the 1,134,117th most frequently held first name in the world It is held by 73 people.

This last name is most prevalent in Colombia, where it is held by 69 people, or 1 in 692,378. In Colombia Califa is most frequent in: Cundinamarca Department, where 51 percent reside, Boyacá Department, where 28 percent reside and Capital District, where 17 percent reside. Beside Colombia it occurs in 18 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 25 percent reside and Argentina, where 10 percent reside.

Califa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Califa surname are 10.41% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 63.64% being registered with the political party.

The amount Califa earn in different countries varies significantly. In Colombia they earn 55.23% more than the national average, earning $35,241,900 COP per year and in United States they earn 23.09% more than the national average, earning $53,110 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Califfa9241/
Chalifa9220/
Califas9211/
Califea921/
Callifa921/
Califat920/
Chalifau861/
Chaliffa860/
Kalifa8318,612/
Salifa83410/
Calife83196/
Zalifa83121/
Jalifa8377/
Colifa836/
Califi835/
Qalifa834/
Califo832/
Calyfa831/
Chalifeau800/
Khalifa77490,001/
Cholifa77712/
Kahlifa77340/
Kalifah77134/
Salifah7762/
Caleffa7750/
Colifah7734/
Jaliffa7730/
Califer7725/
Zalifah7722/
Califfo7722/
Califfi7716/
Kaliffa7714/
Kallifa7714/
Califfe777/
Salaifa777/
Calefas775/
Zalifat775/
Zalaifa775/
Califet774/
Kaleifa774/
Kaalifa773/
Hkalifa772/
Califee771/
Jhalifa771/
Tsalifa771/
Califes771/
Kalifaa771/
Zalifau771/
Zalifha771/
Khalifah718,585/
Khaliefa71334/
Khalifaa71217/
Khaleifa71205/
Khaliffa71194/
Chalipha71138/
Khalaifa71129/
Khaelifa7129/
Sahlifah7119/
Khalifai7112/
Catliffe7111/
Kalifahe7111/
Cauliffe718/
Khallifa717/
Kkhalifa716/
Kahalifa715/
Khalifay714/
Chalifou713/
Khalifha713/
Kahlifah713/
Khaalifa713/
Callifer712/
Khailifa712/
Khaliufa711/
Khaluifa711/
Kh'alifa711/
Kaliefah711/
Kalifaya711/
Khalifaj711/
Khalifaz711/
Caleafat711/
Dzalifah711/
Khahlifa711/
Kelifa6716,846/
Calefi67833/
Kalife67802/
Kalefa67800/
Calefe67395/
Salifo67113/
Khalaifat67103/
Solifa6776/
Calefo6773/
Chaliphai6751/
Zalefa6745/
Kalifo6735/
Kalify6732/
Kolifa6731/
Kalifi6727/
Zalifi6718/
Kalufa6711/
Kalyfa6711/
Chollifah678/
Kahalifah677/
Salefa674/
Jalefa673/
Khaliffah672/
Khalaifah671/
Cahlifoux671/
Kahallifa671/
Khaleifah671/
Khaliefah671/
Colifi671/
Calefy670/

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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
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  • 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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Califa
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