Kalifa Surname

28,855th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,612 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Libya
Highest density in:
Libya

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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Kalifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Libya6,3861:978238
Nigeria3,6281:48,8273,757
Egypt1,8001:51,0754,987
Ethiopia1,4491:67,3206,648
Mali7741:21,924790
Saudi Arabia7161:43,0956,100
France5301:125,32619,051
Ivory Coast5021:45,9592,896
Chad4811:28,2583,335
Benin4711:21,9442,936
Niger4201:45,6952,353
Ghana3461:78,0947,799
United States2091:1,734,253114,535
Uganda1101:354,90323,197
India1021:7,520,249162,050
Turkey701:1,111,73548,540
Mexico651:1,909,63418,382
Sudan491:765,5142,614
Cameroon391:532,54042,124
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Israel351:244,50422,492
Indonesia331:4,007,551204,828
Qatar281:84,2149,043
Burkina Faso261:705,8508,321
Tunisia251:24,4253,774
Belgium231:499,85448,667
Iraq211:1,667,69816,789
Algeria201:1,931,57843,603
England181:3,095,448105,421
Mauritania181:227,49210,961
Liberia171:259,32615,766
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Sweden131:757,44356,422
United Arab Emirates121:763,52325,625
Russia111:13,102,096377,010
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Papua New Guinea91:905,96994,851
Canada81:4,605,699220,704
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
Thailand71:10,091,192512,203
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
China31:455,773,85521,925
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Jordan21:4,421,21822,351
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Panama11:3,912,25817,195

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".

- tariq91

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalifa92490,001/
Kahlifa92340/
Kalifah92134/
Kaliffa9214/
Kallifa9214/
Kaleifa924/
Kaalifa923/
Hkalifa922/
Kalifaa921/
Khalifah868,585/
Khaliefa86334/
Khalifaa86217/
Khaleifa86205/
Khaliffa86194/
Khalaifa86129/
Khaelifa8629/
Khalifai8612/
Kalifahe8611/
Khallifa867/
Kkhalifa866/
Kahalifa865/
Khalifay864/
Khalifha863/
Kahlifah863/
Khaalifa863/
Khailifa862/
Khaliufa861/
Khaluifa861/
Kh'alifa861/
Kaliefah861/
Kalifaya861/
Khalifaj861/
Khalifaz861/
Khahlifa861/
Kelifa8316,846/
Kalife83802/
Kalefa83800/
Califa83253/
Kalifo8335/
Kalify8332/
Kolifa8331/
Kalifi8327/
Kalufa8311/
Kalyfa8311/
Qalifa834/
Khalaifat80103/
Kahalifah807/
Khaliffah802/
Khalaifah801/
Kahallifa801/
Khaleifah801/
Khaliefah801/
Khelifa7737,898/
Khalefa7713,513/
Khalifi778,599/
Khalife775,965/
Kolifah772,075/
Kholifa771,422/
Kalefah77201/
Kalipha77157/
Khalifo7793/
Kalifeh7779/
Khalifé7756/
Kalifou7745/
Califfa7741/
Khalify7734/
Kolifai7730/
Kalifoi7724/
Kalivah7723/
Koulifa7723/
Khalyfa7713/
Califas7711/
Kalifey7710/
Kaleefa779/
Kehlifa774/
Hkalefa774/
Kalyfat774/
Kahlefa774/
Khalifj773/
Kallefa773/
Kolifay773/
Kalifih772/
Kalefad772/
Kaliffi772/
Kaliffe772/
Kkelifa772/
Califea771/
Kahlife771/
Kalifhe771/
Kailefa771/
Hkelifa771/
Kahlifi771/
Kolaifa771/
Keilifa771/
Kaulefa771/
Kaleyfa771/
Kaleffa771/
Koolifa771/
Koliofa771/
Kalifiy771/
Callifa771/
Kgalefa771/
Kgalifi771/
Keelifa771/
Kallify771/
Califat770/
Khallaifah751/
Kholifah7134,514/
Khalifeh717,947/
Khalipha713,118/
Khaleefa711,001/
Khalefah71595/
Khelaifa71438/
Khalifoh71166/
Khalifey7197/
Khalifie7125/
Kalifoot7111/
Kalliefe717/
Khalifou716/
Khalufah716/
Kahalife713/
Khalayfa713/
Khellifa713/
Khallifi712/
Kalifeed712/
Khalifei712/
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Khaleife711/
Khalifee711/
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Kolifath711/
Kheliffa711/
Khoulifa711/
Kkhelifa711/
Khalaifi711/
Khalifes711/
Kkhalife711/
Kkhalifi711/
Kollifas711/
Khalifer711/
Hkaleefa711/
Hkhelifa711/
Kheilifa711/
Kahalifi711/
Kaliffer711/
Khalefaa711/
Khalefea711/
Khalayfah671,348/
Khaliphai67285/
Khaliphau67208/
Calife67196/
Khaliphay67124/
Kalefe6740/
Kelefa6722/
Khaliphah6722/
Kalefi6721/
Khoilifah6720/
Khaliphaj6720/
Khalaifeh6719/
Kolefa6718/
Kolifi6716/
Kholaifah677/
Colifa676/
Kalefo676/
Khaliphad676/
Kholiofah675/
Califi675/
Kahleifeh674/
Califo672/
Khalifych671/
Kholaifat671/
Kelaihfea671/
Khalifieh671/
Kolyfa671/
Calyfa671/
Kolife671/
Khallefah671/
Khalleifi671/
Kelifo671/
Khoulaifa671/
Kahalipha671/

Kalifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kalifa in the Marathi language
कालkala60
कालीफाkalipha25
कलीफाkalipha15
Kalifa in the Hindi language
कलीफाkalipha50
कालिफाkalipha25
कलिफाkalipha25
Kalifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪkhlyfh30
ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﺔalkhlyft20
ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻒakhlyf20
ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﻪalkhlyfh10
ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻔﺔakhlyft10
ﺧﻠﻴﻔﺔkhlyft10
Kalifa in the Russian language
Калифаkalifa-

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