Kalif Surname
Approximately 16,598 people bear this surname
Kalif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 13,773 | 1:977 | 105 |
| Ethiopia | 1,932 | 1:50,490 | 5,344 |
| Morocco | 273 | 1:126,286 | 22,036 |
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| United States | 113 | 1:3,207,601 | 184,423 |
| Nigeria | 59 | 1:3,002,420 | 93,371 |
| Brazil | 37 | 1:5,785,793 | 142,916 |
| India | 33 | 1:23,244,406 | 321,547 |
| Kenya | 32 | 1:1,443,122 | 35,693 |
| Russia | 31 | 1:4,649,131 | 213,487 |
| Indonesia | 27 | 1:4,898,118 | 234,077 |
| Malaysia | 22 | 1:1,340,647 | 57,034 |
| Kazakhstan | 19 | 1:930,658 | 56,702 |
| Sweden | 14 | 1:703,340 | 52,204 |
| France | 13 | 1:5,109,440 | 259,941 |
| Ivory Coast | 13 | 1:1,774,710 | 34,235 |
| Canada | 12 | 1:3,070,466 | 169,836 |
| Djibouti | 9 | 1:101,659 | 734 |
| Netherlands | 7 | 1:2,412,454 | 94,797 |
| Israel | 5 | 1:1,711,527 | 84,568 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Finland | 4 | 1:1,374,176 | 50,379 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Denmark | 4 | 1:1,411,179 | 60,800 |
| Chad | 4 | 1:3,398,050 | 7,703 |
| Australia | 3 | 1:8,998,567 | 200,784 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Algeria | 2 | 1:19,315,776 | 97,017 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1:6,978,905 | 86,260 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
Kalif (6,409) may also be a first name.
Kalif Demographics
Kalif Religious Adherence
in Kenya
Religious Adherence
in Kenya
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 borne by more people in Somalia than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kalif click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalif? popularity and diffusion
Kalif is the 32,109th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 439,062 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kalif are found; 95 percent are found in East Africa and 83 percent are found in Cushitic Africa. Kalif is also the 82,116th most numerous first name in the world It is held by 6,409 people.
This last name is most frequent in Somalia, where it is held by 13,773 people, or 1 in 977. Apart from Somalia this surname exists in 48 countries. It is also common in Ethiopia, where 12 percent live and Morocco, where 2 percent live.
Kalif Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those carrying the Kalif surname is primarily 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% being registered to vote for 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
Kalif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalif in the Hindi language | ||
| कलीफ | kalipha | 92.86 |
| कालिफ | kalipha | 7.14 |
| Kalif in the Marathi language | ||
| खलीफ | khalipha | 33.33 |
| कलीफ | kalipha | 25 |
| कालीफ | kalipha | 16.67 |
| खालीफ | khalipha | 16.67 |
| कािलफ़ | kailafa | 8.33 |
| Kalif in the Russian language | ||
| Калиф | kalif | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalif
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