Kalifo Surname

3,323,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 35 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Kalifo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalifo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051

Kalifo (257) may also be a first name.

Kalifo Last Name Facts

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

The surname Kalifo occurs in The DR Congo more than any other country/territory. It may be found as:. For other possible spellings of Kalifo click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalifo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,323,005th most commonly held family name in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 208,215,598 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 80 percent of Kalifo live; 77 percent live in Central Africa and 77 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. Kalifo is also the 555,528th most commonly occurring first name on earth, borne by 257 people.

It is most commonly used in The DR Congo, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 2,736,280. Barring The DR Congo this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also found in Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent are found and Croatia, where 6 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalifo9293/
Kalifou9245/
Kalifoi9224/
Khalifoh86166/
Kalifoot8611/
Khalifou866/
Kalifa8318,612/
Kalefo836/
Califo832/
Kelifo831/
Khalifa77490,001/
Khalefo77354/
Kahlifa77340/
Kalifah77134/
Califfo7722/
Kaliffa7714/
Kallifa7714/
Kaleifa774/
Kaalifa773/
Hkalifa772/
Kgalefo771/
Kalipho771/
Kalifaa771/
Khalifah718,585/
Khaliefa71334/
Khalifaa71217/
Khaleifa71205/
Khaliffa71194/
Khalaifa71129/
Khaelifa7129/
Khaleefo7123/
Kalifahe7111/
Khallifa717/
Kkhalifa716/
Kahalifa715/
Khaalifa713/
Kahlifah713/
Khalifha713/
Khailifa712/
Kh'alifa711/
Khalipho711/
Khalifaz711/
Kaliefah711/
Khaluifa711/
Khaliufa711/
Khahlifa711/
Kelifa6716,846/
Kalefa67800/
Califa67253/
Khalaifat67103/
Calefo6773/
Kolifa6731/
Kalyfa6711/
Kalufa6711/
Kahalifah677/
Khaleefoo675/
Qalifa674/
Khaliffah672/
Khaliefah671/
Khaleifah671/
Kahallifa671/
Kolefo671/
Cahlifoux671/
Khalaifah671/

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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 Kalifo
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