Kalif Surname

32,109th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,598 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Kalif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia13,7731:977105
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Morocco2731:126,28622,036
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States1131:3,207,601184,423
Nigeria591:3,002,42093,371
Brazil371:5,785,793142,916
India331:23,244,406321,547
Kenya321:1,443,12235,693
Russia311:4,649,131213,487
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Malaysia221:1,340,64757,034
Kazakhstan191:930,65856,702
Sweden141:703,34052,204
France131:5,109,440259,941
Ivory Coast131:1,774,71034,235
Canada121:3,070,466169,836
Djibouti91:101,659734
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Germany41:20,126,365436,245
Finland41:1,374,17650,379
England41:13,929,515290,718
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Spain31:15,584,012120,866
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Oman11:3,687,97114,390
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742

Kalif (6,409) may also be a first name.

Kalif Last Name Facts

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

Kalif (Hindi: कलीफ, Marathi: खलीफ, Russian: Калиф) is found in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 32,109th most frequently held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 439,062 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kalif reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 83 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 82,116th most common first name in the world It is held by 6,409 people.

It is most frequently used in Somalia, where it is carried by 13,773 people, or 1 in 977. Aside from Somalia Kalif is found in 48 countries. It is also found in Ethiopia, where 12 percent are found and Morocco, where 2 percent are found.

Kalif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Kalif last name is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

In The United States those bearing the Kalif surname are 18.99% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 72.22% registered with the party.

The amount Kalif earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 9.59% more than the national average, earning $47,289 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.87% less than the national average, earning $43,786 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalif91157,162/
Kalife91802/
Kaliff91285/
Kalief9130/
Kallif9114/
Hkalif914/
Kahlif913/
Kalift912/
Kalipf911/
Kgalif911/
Khalife835,965/
Khalifh83368/
Khaalif83295/
Khalief8340/
Khaliff8316/
Khallif835/
Kaliffe832/
Katliff831/
Kahlife831/
Khaulif831/
Kalifhe831/
Kalliff831/
Khaluif831/
Khalaif831/
Qalif804,080/
Kelif802,241/
Calif80680/
Kalef80472/
Kolif8064/
Kaliv8013/
Kalyf809/
Kaliw802/
Kélif802/
Kaljf801/
Kahalife773/
Khaleife771/
Khalifch771/
Khallife771/
Kalifova771/
Kkhalife771/
Kaliev7333,793/
Khelif7316,731/
Khalef735,737/
Kholif731,723/
Califf73850/
Calife73196/
Khalyf73176/
Kaliph73109/
Caliof7396/
Callif7382/
Kaleff7378/
Kalefe7340/
Khaliv7324/
Kollif7310/
Qaleif738/
Kaleiv737/
Kaleef736/
Kolief735/
Kalaiv735/
Koliff734/
Kalhib734/
Kallef733/
Kaliov732/
Koulif732/
Kalefh732/
Keilif731/
Kailiv731/
Kaelef731/
Calief731/
Khaléf731/
Kailef731/
Koolif731/
Qaalif731/
Qaliff731/
Kolife731/
Qhalif731/
Kaliew731/
Keliff730/
Caslif730/
Khalaifeh7119/
Khalifova716/
Kahleifeh714/
Khalifová713/
Khaliph6735,489/
Kholeif671,603/
Kholief671,347/
Khaliev671,034/
Khallef67682/
Kholaif67670/
Khelaif67201/
Khaleef67192/
Catliff6770/
Khellif6764/
Kalliev6727/
Khalefh6726/
Khaliov6716/
Khoulif6714/
Keiliff6714/
Kheliff679/
Kailaiv679/
Khalyfe678/
Califfe677/
Khalefe677/
Qualife676/
Khalayf675/
Kayliev675/
Kaliova674/
Khaleiv674/
Kelieff674/
Khaleff673/
Kaaliev671/
Kalliph671/
Kheilif671/
Khelief671/
Khaleft671/
Kolaiff671/
Kahaliw671/
Kkhelif671/
Kallyfh671/
Calliff670/
Cauliff670/
Causlif670/
Calieff670/
Kohliff670/

Kalif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalif in the Hindi language
कलीफkalipha92.86
कालिफkalipha7.14
Kalif in the Marathi language
खलीफkhalipha33.33
कलीफkalipha25
कालीफkalipha16.67
खालीफkhalipha16.67
कािलफ़kailafa8.33
Kalif in the Russian language
Калифkalif-

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