Halif Surname

356,968th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,017 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Yemen
Highest density in:
Yemen

Halif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Yemen3181:83,0985,485
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Iraq1151:304,5366,054
Indonesia921:1,437,49197,733
Malaysia641:460,84723,445
Israel541:158,47516,422
India291:26,450,530346,896
Russia151:9,608,204322,587
United States111:32,950,812797,015
France101:6,642,272293,169
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Tanzania41:13,235,40384,310
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Niger31:6,397,33978,839
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Kazakhstan21:8,841,248174,813
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436

Halif (638) may also be a first name.

Halif Last Name Facts

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

Halif (Hindi: हलीफ, Marathi: हलीफ, Oriya: ହଲିଫ୍) is found in Yemen more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Halif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 356,968th most frequently occurring surname internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 7,165,729 people. The last name is predominantly found in Asia, where 68 percent of Halif are found; 49 percent are found in West Asia and 32 percent are found in Arabian Peninsula. Halif is also the 329,390th most frequent forename globally. It is borne by 638 people.

The last name is most widespread in Yemen, where it is borne by 318 people, or 1 in 83,098. In Yemen Halif is most frequent in: Amanat Al Asimah, where 80 percent are found, Sana'a Governorate, where 19 percent are found and Hadramaut Governorate, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Yemen this surname occurs in 29 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 27 percent are found and Iraq, where 11 percent are found.

Halif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Halif last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Halif earn more than double the average income. In United States they earn 160.77% more than the national average, earning $112,521 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalif91157,162/
Halife91251/
Chalif91117/
Haliff9123/
Hallif915/
Halief911/
Jhalif911/
Alif8938,170/
Khalife835,965/
Khalifh83368/
Khaalif83295/
Chaliff8355/
Hatliff8319/
Khaliff8316/
Khallif835/
Khaulif831/
Challif831/
Khaluif831/
Chalief831/
Haliffe831/
Hhalife831/
Khalaif831/
Aliff802,581/
Halib801,218/
Alief80621/
Alife80485/
Halef80431/
Jalif80416/
Haliw8091/
Aliof8088/
Galif8068/
Allif8055/
Aalif8023/
Haliv8017/
Aliwf8013/
Holif809/
Alaif808/
Alifh806/
Alhif805/
Ahlif805/
Alisf804/
Aslif803/
Alift803/
Ajlif803/
Aulif802/
Alifs802/
Helif802/
Aylif802/
Alitf802/
Aloif801/
Ailif801/
Alifp801/
Halyf801/
Halaifeh7721/
Khaleife771/
Khallife771/
Heahliff770/
Haislife770/
Khalef735,737/
Chalef731,744/
Kholif731,723/
Jaliff73318/
Alhaif73199/
Ailiff73185/
Khalyf73176/
Ayliff73165/
Cholif73128/
Auliff7376/
Alieff7346/
Haleef7346/
Haliev7334/
Haleib7334/
Aliffe7327/
Khaliv7324/
Galaif7321/
Chalib7318/
Halaib7314/
Hollif739/
Allaif739/
Holiff738/
Hallef738/
Jaalif737/
Alliff736/
Alioff736/
Haliph735/
Hallib734/
Elhaif734/
Halaiv733/
Aylife733/
Haleff732/
Healiv732/
Halitv731/
Aleife731/
Haleaf731/
Khaléf731/
Alaife731/
Houlif731/
Ohlief731/
Hailef731/
Gallif731/
Allift731/
Alifhd731/
Aaliff731/
Alifff731/
Ealiff730/
Haleft730/
Khalaifeh7119/
Chalifová711/
Khaliph6735,489/
Alib673,380/
Kholeif671,603/
Ayliffe671,427/
Alef671,032/
Khallef67682/
Kholaif67670/
Alifova67549/
Chaleff67244/
Elif67210/
Khaleef67192/
Aliv67158/
Chaliev6790/
Aylieff6767/
Auliffe6761/
Aliw6747/
Halleib6728/
Khalefh6726/
Khaliov6716/
Khoulif6714/
Hallaib679/
Olif679/
Khalyfe678/
Khalefe677/
Alyf676/
Chaliew676/
D'Alife675/
Khalayf675/
Haliova674/
Houllif674/
Halliev674/
Khaleiv674/
Challef674/
Khaleff673/
Aljf672/
Hallefe672/
Chaliov671/
Chaliph671/
Kheilif671/
Easlife671/
Alêf671/
Jahalef671/
Halleft671/
Alifowa671/
Chalaiw671/
Chaliow671/
Autliff670/
Galliff670/
Heyslif670/
Ailliff670/
Holliff670/
Jalliff670/
Hasliph670/

Halif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Halif in the Oriya language
ହଲିଫ୍haliph-
Halif in the Hindi language
हलीफhalipha97.3
हलिफhalipha2.7
Halif in the Marathi language
हलीफhalipha90
हालीफhalipha10

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