Kalifan Surname
Approximately 43 people bear this surname
Kalifan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Uganda | 39 | 1:1,001,007 | 43,411 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
Kalifan (532) may also be a first name.
Kalifan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Kalifan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Kalifan is carried by more people in Uganda than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalifan? popularity and diffusion
The last name Kalifan is the 2,979,664th most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 169,477,812 people. This last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kalifan reside; 95 percent reside in East Africa and 60 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Kalifan is also the 365,707th most numerous first name throughout the world, borne by 532 people.
Kalifan is most commonly occurring in Uganda, where it is carried by 39 people, or 1 in 1,001,007. In Uganda Kalifan is most numerous in: Arua District, where 28 percent are found, Kampala District, where 13 percent are found and Nebbi District, where 5 percent are found. Excluding Uganda this last name exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Kenya, where 5 percent are found and Niger, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khalifan | 93 | 271 | / |
| Kaliffan | 93 | 1 | / |
| Kalifaine | 88 | 1 | / |
| Khaliffan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Khalhifan | 88 | 1 | / |
| Khalifane | 88 | 1 | / |
| Kalifon | 86 | 31 | / |
| Kalifón | 86 | 1 | / |
| Kalifanova | 82 | 1 | / |
| Kholifan | 80 | 66 | / |
| Kaleyfan | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kaliphan | 80 | 2 | / |
| Califane | 80 | 2 | / |
| Khalufan | 80 | 1 | / |
| Khalifam | 80 | 1 | / |
| Kalefant | 80 | 0 | / |
| Khalifoun | 75 | 290 | / |
| Katliphan | 75 | 143 | / |
| Khaliphan | 75 | 40 | / |
| Kaleyfaan | 75 | 34 | / |
| Khaleefan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Kalliphan | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khaliphain | 71 | 4 | / |
| Califon | 71 | 1 | / |
| Caliphan | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kholihfatin | 67 | 8 | / |
| Kaliphon | 67 | 4 | / |
| Califone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Keliphan | 67 | 0 | / |
| Qolifatin | 63 | 6 | / |
| Qolifahtin | 59 | 10 | / |
| Khaliphaam | 59 | 3 | / |
| Khalefoune | 59 | 1 | / |
| Kolyfanova | 59 | 1 | / |
| Colefan | 57 | 1 | / |
| Caliphon | 53 | 4 | / |
| Callefon | 53 | 1 | / |
| Coliefon | 53 | 0 | / |
| Kallephon | 50 | 0 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kalifan
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