Kalefa Surname

430,675th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 800 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

Kalefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt5491:167,46012,562
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
Sweden91:1,094,08481,336
Libya91:693,7751,982
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India51:153,413,076951,030
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
England11:55,718,059489,080
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Kalefa (106) may also be a first name.

Kalefa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalefa is more frequently found in Egypt than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Kalefa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalefa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Kalefa is the 430,675th most common family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 9,109,432 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 71 percent of Kalefa live; 70 percent live in North Africa and 70 percent live in Arabic North Africa. It is also the 915,176th most commonly used first name on earth, held by 106 people.

It is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 549 people, or 1 in 167,460. Besides Egypt Kalefa exists in 20 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 25 percent are found and Sweden, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalefa9213,513/
Kalefah92201/
Kaleefa929/
Hkalefa924/
Kaleifa924/
Kahlefa924/
Kallefa923/
Kalefad922/
Kailefa921/
Kaulefa921/
Kaleyfa921/
Kaleffa921/
Kgalefa921/
Khaleefa861,001/
Khalefah86595/
Khaliefa86334/
Khaleifa86205/
Kaliefah861/
Hkaleefa861/
Khalefaa861/
Khalefea861/
Kalifa8318,612/
Kalafa83357/
Kalofa8341/
Kalefe8340/
Kelefa8322/
Kalefi8321/
Kolefa8318/
Kalyfa8311/
Kalefo836/
Khallefah801/
Khaleifah801/
Khaliefah801/
Khalifa77490,001/
Khalafa771,351/
Khalefi77544/
Khalofa77400/
Khalefo77354/
Kahlifa77340/
Kalifah77134/
Caleffa7750/
Kolefas7750/
Kalevah7715/
Kaliffa7714/
Kallifa7714/
Khalyfa7713/
Kaelafa778/
Khalefe777/
Calefas775/
Kalepha774/
Khelefa774/
Kalyfat774/
Kaalifa773/
Kaleffi773/
Kalaafa773/
Hkalifa772/
Kgalefi772/
Kalaffa771/
Qaleefa771/
Kelefah771/
Kaleufi771/
Kgalefo771/
Kaliafa771/
Kallafa771/
Kaalafa771/
Kalifaa771/
Koulefa771/
Kholefa771/
Khalleefah751/
Khalifah718,585/
Khalafah712,309/
Khalifaa71217/
Khaliffa71194/
Khalaifa71129/
Koulefai7170/
Khaelifa7129/
Khaleefo7123/
Kaleefey7122/
Khalepha7118/
Khalefeh7116/
Khalifai7112/
Kalifahe7111/
Kholeefa7110/
Khalefie7110/
Khallifa717/
Kalliefe717/
Kkhalifa716/
Khaliafa716/
Khallefi716/
Kahalifa715/
Kalliafa714/
Khalifay714/
Khalifha713/
Kahlifah713/
Khalayfa713/
Khaalifa713/
Khailifa712/
Khaleife711/
Khaluifa711/
Kh'alifa711/
Kalifaya711/
Khaleffe711/
Khalifaj711/
Khalifaz711/
Caleafat711/
Kahlefih711/
Khalofah711/
Khaleefe711/
Khalafha711/
Khahlifa711/
Kelifa6716,846/
Khalayfah671,348/
Calefi67833/
Kalife67802/
Calefe67395/
Kolafa67348/
Kalafo67303/
Califa67253/
Khalaifat67103/
Calefo6773/
Calafa6742/
Kalifo6735/
Kalify6732/
Kolifa6731/
Kolofa6730/
Kalifi6727/
Kolefe6717/
Kahalifah677/
Khaleefoo675/
Qalifa674/
Kahleifeh674/
Khaliffah672/
Khalaifah671/
Khaleepha671/
Kolefo671/
Kolyfa671/
Qalefi671/
Calyfa671/
Kahallifa671/
Khalleifi671/
Khaleafeh671/
Kelafa671/
Calefy670/

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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 Kalefa
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