Kalifa Surname
Approximately 18,612 people bear this surname
Kalifa Surname User-submission:
Khalifa or Khalifah is a name or title which means "successor" or "steward". It most commonly refers to the leader of a Caliphate, but is also used as a title among various Islamic religious groups and orders. Khalifa is sometimes also pronounced as "kalifa".
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 6,386 | 1:978 | 238 |
| Nigeria | 3,628 | 1:48,827 | 3,757 |
| Egypt | 1,800 | 1:51,075 | 4,987 |
| Ethiopia | 1,449 | 1:67,320 | 6,648 |
| Mali | 774 | 1:21,924 | 790 |
| Saudi Arabia | 716 | 1:43,095 | 6,100 |
| France | 530 | 1:125,326 | 19,051 |
| Ivory Coast | 502 | 1:45,959 | 2,896 |
| Chad | 481 | 1:28,258 | 3,335 |
| Benin | 471 | 1:21,944 | 2,936 |
| Niger | 420 | 1:45,695 | 2,353 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| United States | 209 | 1:1,734,253 | 114,535 |
| Uganda | 110 | 1:354,903 | 23,197 |
| India | 102 | 1:7,520,249 | 162,050 |
| Turkey | 70 | 1:1,111,735 | 48,540 |
| Mexico | 65 | 1:1,909,634 | 18,382 |
| Sudan | 49 | 1:765,514 | 2,614 |
| Cameroon | 39 | 1:532,540 | 42,124 |
| Kuwait | 39 | 1:97,454 | 10,676 |
| Israel | 35 | 1:244,504 | 22,492 |
| Indonesia | 33 | 1:4,007,551 | 204,828 |
| Qatar | 28 | 1:84,214 | 9,043 |
| Burkina Faso | 26 | 1:705,850 | 8,321 |
| Tunisia | 25 | 1:24,425 | 3,774 |
| Belgium | 23 | 1:499,854 | 48,667 |
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Algeria | 20 | 1:1,931,578 | 43,603 |
| England | 18 | 1:3,095,448 | 105,421 |
| Mauritania | 18 | 1:227,492 | 10,961 |
| Liberia | 17 | 1:259,326 | 15,766 |
| Philippines | 15 | 1:6,749,215 | 188,373 |
| Australia | 14 | 1:1,928,264 | 88,951 |
| Sweden | 13 | 1:757,443 | 56,422 |
| United Arab Emirates | 12 | 1:763,523 | 25,625 |
| Russia | 11 | 1:13,102,096 | 377,010 |
| Kenya | 9 | 1:5,131,100 | 45,516 |
| Morocco | 9 | 1:3,830,678 | 54,497 |
| Papua New Guinea | 9 | 1:905,969 | 94,851 |
| Canada | 8 | 1:4,605,699 | 220,704 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| Thailand | 7 | 1:10,091,192 | 512,203 |
| Germany | 5 | 1:16,101,092 | 397,699 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Vietnam | 2 | 1:46,323,027 | 5,235 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Jordan | 2 | 1:4,421,218 | 22,351 |
| Congo | 2 | 1:2,494,548 | 28,763 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Syria | 2 | 1:9,650,511 | 17,817 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Malaysia | 1 | 1:29,494,225 | 409,885 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1:1,363,975 | 22,013 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Tajikistan | 1 | 1:8,386,692 | 12,859 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Gambia | 1 | 1:1,923,451 | 1,043 |
| Grenada | 1 | 1:108,535 | 1,793 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
Kalifa (45,212) may also be a first name.
Kalifa Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
Khalifa or Khalifah is a name or title which means "successor" or "steward". It most commonly refers to the leader of a Caliphate, but is also used as a title among various Islamic religious groups and orders. Khalifa is sometimes also pronounced as "kalifa".
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Kalifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Kalifa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪ, Hindi: कलीफा, Marathi: काल, Russian: Калифа) is carried by more people in Libya than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalifa? popularity and diffusion
Kalifa is the 28,855th most frequently used surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 391,551 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Kalifa reside; 45 percent reside in North Africa and 44 percent reside in Arabic North Africa. Kalifa is also the 20,118th most commonly occurring first name on earth. It is borne by 45,212 people.
The last name is most frequent in Libya, where it is borne by 6,386 people, or 1 in 978. Aside from Libya it exists in 70 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 19 percent are found and Egypt, where 10 percent are found.
Kalifa Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those carrying the Kalifa last name is chiefly Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (91%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those holding the Kalifa last name are 0.26000000000001% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 53.49% being registered with the party.
Kalifa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.7% more than the national average, earning $48,629 USD per year.
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Kalifa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Kalifa in the Marathi language | ||
| काल | kala | 60 |
| कालीफा | kalipha | 25 |
| कलीफा | kalipha | 15 |
| Kalifa in the Hindi language | ||
| कलीफा | kalipha | 50 |
| कालिफा | kalipha | 25 |
| कलिफा | kalipha | 25 |
| Kalifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪ | khlyfh | 30 |
| ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﺔ | alkhlyft | 20 |
| ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻒ | akhlyf | 20 |
| ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﻪ | alkhlyfh | 10 |
| ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻔﺔ | akhlyft | 10 |
| ﺧﻠﻴﻔﺔ | khlyft | 10 |
| Kalifa in the Russian language | ||
| Калифа | kalifa | - |
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