Halifa Surname
Approximately 14,438 people bear this surname
Halifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 9,012 | 1:5,875 | 767 |
| Comoros | 1,724 | 1:435 | 71 |
| Nigeria | 1,609 | 1:110,095 | 7,348 |
| Israel | 1,089 | 1:7,858 | 1,237 |
| Indonesia | 385 | 1:343,504 | 29,814 |
| France | 186 | 1:357,111 | 53,432 |
| Algeria | 105 | 1:367,920 | 32,562 |
| Afghanistan | 73 | 1:440,455 | 5,912 |
| Niger | 69 | 1:278,145 | 8,561 |
| Spain | 44 | 1:1,062,546 | 38,570 |
| Pakistan | 26 | 1:6,870,919 | 39,117 |
| South Africa | 23 | 1:2,355,552 | 98,611 |
| United States | 11 | 1:32,950,812 | 797,015 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| Madagascar | 9 | 1:2,627,760 | 3,802 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| England | 7 | 1:7,959,723 | 202,100 |
| Cameroon | 6 | 1:3,461,511 | 126,814 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Taiwan | 3 | 1:7,814,915 | 41,694 |
| Malaysia | 2 | 1:14,747,112 | 316,340 |
| United Arab Emirates | 2 | 1:4,581,136 | 93,443 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Mauritius | 1 | 1:1,293,417 | 16,552 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
Halifa (14,909) may also be a first name.
Halifa Demographics
Average Halifa Salary in
United States
$19,708 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Halifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Halifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Halifa (Arabic: حليفه, Hindi: हलीफा, Marathi: हलीफा) occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of Halifa.
How Common Is The Last Name Halifa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 36,530th most commonly used last name at a global level, held by around 1 in 504,748 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Halifa reside; 75 percent reside in East Africa and 62 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Halifa is also the 46,588th most common first name on earth, borne by 14,909 people.
This surname is most common in Tanzania, where it is borne by 9,012 people, or 1 in 5,875. In Tanzania it is mostly found in: Mtwara Region, where 24 percent reside, Ruvuma Region, where 22 percent reside and Tanga Region, where 10 percent reside. Aside from Tanzania this last name exists in 40 countries. It is also found in Comoros, where 12 percent reside and Nigeria, where 11 percent reside.
Halifa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Halifa last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Halifa earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 68.39% more than the national average, earning R 400,152 per year and in United States they earn 54.33% less than the national average, earning $19,708 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Halifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Halifa in the Hindi language | ||
| हलीफा | halipha | 95.45 |
| हलिफा | halipha | 4.55 |
| Halifa in the Marathi language | ||
| हलीफा | halipha | 80 |
| हालीफा | halipha | 20 |
| Halifa in the Arabic language | ||
| حليفه | hlyfh | - |
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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
- 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 Halifa
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