Jalifa Surname

2,152,526th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 77 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Argentina

Jalifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Jalifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina591:724,46549,289
Spain91:5,194,67182,436
India71:109,580,769786,157
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147

Jalifa (386) may also be a first name.

Jalifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Jalifa (Hindi: जालिफा) occurs in Argentina more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Jalifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,152,526th most frequently used last name on a global scale, borne by around 1 in 94,643,453 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 78 percent of Jalifa live; 77 percent live in South America and 77 percent live in Hispanic Southern America. It is also the 441,020th most numerous given name worldwide, borne by 386 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Argentina, where it is held by 59 people, or 1 in 724,465. In Argentina Jalifa is most numerous in: Buenos Aires Province, where 58 percent are found, Tucumán Province, where 29 percent are found and Autonomous City of Buenos Aires, where 7 percent are found. Without taking into account Argentina it exists in 4 countries. It also occurs in Spain, where 12 percent are found and India, where 9 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Jaliffa9230/
Jalifah9213/
Jhalifa921/
Halifa8314,438/
Jalife83810/
Salifa83410/
Califa83253/
Jalifi83146/
Zalifa83121/
Jalefa833/
Khalifa77490,001/
Halifah772,041/
Halifat77120/
Salifah7762/
Jolaifa7758/
Califfa7741/
Jaliffe7735/
Joelifa7720/
Chalifa7720/
Yalaifa777/
Salaifa777/
Zalifat775/
Zalaifa775/
Zalifau771/
Jalifie771/
Califea771/
Jahlife771/
Zalifha771/
Haalifa771/
Halifha771/
Jalifes771/
Callifa771/
Jalifou771/
Chalifah71443/
Khalifaa71217/
Khaleifa71205/
Khaliffa71194/
Khalaifa71129/
Sahlifah7119/
Djalifou7114/
Khalifai7112/
Haulifah717/
Khallifa717/
Khalifay714/
Yatlifah714/
Ayoleifa713/
Khaalifa713/
Khalifha713/
Khailifa712/
Chalifau711/
Khalifaj711/
Jallifer711/
Kh'alifa711/
Khaluifa711/
Khahlifa711/
Chaliffa710/
Hallifas710/
Holifa67527/
Salifo67113/
Solifa6776/
Zalefa6745/
Yalifo6716/
Yalifi679/
Halefa678/
Colifa676/
Salefa674/
Jolife673/
Chalifaux673/
Jalefo673/
Halifo672/
Califo672/
Yalefa671/
Jalefe671/
Khalaifah671/
Chalifeau670/

Jalifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Jalifa in the Hindi language
जालिफाjalipha66.93
जलीफाjalipha26.77
जलिफाjalipha5.51
जालीफाjalipha0.79

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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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  • 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 Jalifa
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