Halifah Surname

203,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,041 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Halifah Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Halifah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1,9981:66,1917,176
Malaysia151:1,966,28278,777
United Arab Emirates111:832,93427,512
Iran71:10,968,932186,522
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

Halifah (4,397) may also be a first name.

Halifah Last Name Facts

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

Halifah is most common in Indonesia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Halifah? popularity and diffusion

It is the 203,812th most frequently held last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 3,570,576 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Halifah reside; 98 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 98 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 104,027th most commonly occurring given name world-wide, borne by 4,397 people.

The surname Halifah is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 1,998 people, or 1 in 66,191. In Indonesia Halifah is primarily found in: East Java, where 22 percent are found, West Kalimantan, where 10 percent are found and West Java, where 10 percent are found. Other than Indonesia it exists in 7 countries. It is also found in Malaysia, where 1 percent are found and The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Chalifah93443/
Haelifah937/
Haulifah937/
Halifa9214,438/
Alifah927,087/
Khalaifah881/
Khalifa86490,001/
Holifah865,258/
Halifat86120/
Aliffah8680/
Halivah8641/
Allifah8634/
Chalifa8620/
Aliefah8611/
Alifaha866/
Jhalifa861/
Haliufa861/
Halifha861/
Haalifa861/
Helifah861/
Alifa8321,613/
Khallaifah821/
Cholifah8015,606/
Khalifaa80217/
Khaleifa80205/
Khaliffa80194/
Khalaifa80129/
Khalifai8012/
Hoilifah807/
Khallifa807/
Chalufah807/
Khalifay804/
Khalifha803/
Khaalifa803/
Khailifa802/
Khaluifa801/
Kh'alifa801/
Khalifaj801/
Chalifau801/
Alifahat801/
Alifahad801/
Haslyfah801/
Khahlifa801/
Hallifas800/
Chaliffa800/
Holifa77527/
Helifa77422/
Aulifa77138/
Alufah77119/
Alifat7787/
Jalifa7777/
Galifa7774/
Alivah7771/
Elifah7763/
Allifa7723/
Aalifa7717/
Aliffa7711/
Halufa779/
Halefa778/
Alifha777/
Alifoa777/
Olifah775/
Alaifa775/
Alhifa775/
Alifas772/
Halifo772/
Alifai772/
Alefah771/
Aloifa771/
Aleifa771/
Alifaj771/
Khalayfah751,348/
Khoilifah7520/
Cholifach758/
Chollifah758/
Kholiofah755/
Chalifaux753/
Khallefah751/
Alishfaha751/
Chalifeau750/
Khalefa7113,513/
Kholifa711,422/
Galiffa71727/
Cholifa71712/
Gallifa71539/
Khalifo7193/
Halipha7190/
Holivah7130/
Jaliffa7130/
Halifou7114/
Kholifahhj7113/
Khalyfa7113/
Haleefa719/
Aleijfa719/
Aliefai716/
Chelifa714/
Chalufa714/
Olaifah713/
Alaifea712/
Alifaid712/
Challifaux711/
Holaifa711/
Galifau711/
Khaliphajh711/
Khaliphauh711/
Halefay711/
Alhaifa711/
Alhifaz711/
Helaifa711/
Elhaifa711/
Alifait711/
Khalleefah711/
Chalifeaux710/
Khalipha673,118/
Alufa671,327/
Alifo671,006/
Khaleefa671,001/
Elifa67170/
Chalipha67138/
Khalifey6797/
Olifa6757/
Chalyfas6734/
Cholivah6730/
Ealeifoh6726/
Alefa6724/
Chelaifa6715/
Halidfou6710/
Khalifou676/
Cholifat675/
Hatlipha674/
Chalifou673/
Khalayfa673/
Khalifei672/
Holidfay671/
Hallifey671/
Aliphajh671/
Alyfa671/
Khoulifa671/
Alliefai671/
Aleafeah671/
Khalipho671/
Kheilifa671/
Khalefaa671/
Khalefea671/

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