Elkhalifa Surname

18,779th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29,340 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Elkhalifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Elkhalifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan27,4401:1,367190
Egypt8851:103,8828,743
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
Morocco3751:91,93615,801
United States361:10,068,304413,125
England301:1,857,26974,552
Mauritania251:163,7958,806
Qatar221:107,18211,536
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Wales11:3,094,53244,023

Elkhalifa (70) may also be a first name.

Elkhalifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Elkhalifa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﻪ) occurs more in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Elkhalifa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 18,779th most frequent last name globally, held by around 1 in 248,383 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Elkhalifa reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 97 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Elkhalifa is also the 1,162,016th most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 70 people.

This surname is most frequently held in Sudan, where it is held by 27,440 people, or 1 in 1,367. Apart from Sudan this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 3 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 2 percent are found.

Elkhalifa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Elkhalifa earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 36.47% less than the national average, earning $27,414 USD per year and in Canada they earn 36.74% less than the national average, earning $31,431 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Elkhalifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Elkhalifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﻪalkhlyfh40
ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻒalkhlyf34.29
ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﺔalkhlyft22.86
ﺍﻟﺨﺎﻟﻴﻒalkhalyf2.86

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