Kelifa Surname

31,679th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16,846 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Kelifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kelifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia16,4201:5,941944
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Algeria671:576,59038,564
United States281:12,944,962483,512
England191:2,932,529101,561
France171:3,907,219231,005
Sweden141:703,34052,204
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Mauritania51:818,97323,459
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Eritrea41:1,187,975480
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

The alternate forms: Kélifa (1) are calculated separately.

Kelifa (16,712) may also be a first name.

Kelifa Last Name Facts

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

Kelifa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻒ) is found most frequently in Ethiopia. It may appear in the variant forms: Kélifa. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Kelifa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 31,679th most frequently used last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 432,598 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kelifa are found; 98 percent are found in East Africa and 97 percent are found in Ethiosemitic Africa. Kelifa is also the 43,051st most widespread first name world-wide. It is borne by 16,712 people.

The surname Kelifa is most prevalent in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 16,420 people, or 1 in 5,941. Outside of Ethiopia Kelifa is found in 20 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent are found and Algeria, where 0 percent are found.

Kelifa Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Kelifa earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 0.06% less than the national average, earning $43,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 29.94% more than the national average, earning $64,559 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kélifa941/
Khelifa9237,898/
Kehlifa924/
Kkelifa922/
Hkelifa921/
Keilifa921/
Kelifat921/
Kielifa921/
Keelifa921/
Khelaifa86438/
Khaelifa8629/
Khelifat866/
Khellifa863/
Kheliffa861/
Khgelifa861/
Kkhelifa861/
Hkhelifa861/
Kheilifa861/
Kehelifa861/
Kalifa8318,612/
Kolifa8331/
Kilifa8326/
Kelefa8322/
Kelife8314/
Kelifi835/
Kelifo831/
Kelaihfea801/
Khalifa77490,001/
Khelifi7737,123/
Kolifah772,075/
Kholifa771,422/
Kahlifa77340/
Kalifah77134/
Kolifai7730/
Khilifa7715/
Kiloifa7715/
Kaliffa7714/
Kallifa7714/
Khelife7712/
Khélifa7712/
Chelifa774/
Khelefa774/
Kelifet774/
Kaleifa774/
Kolifay773/
Kaalifa773/
Kelifeh772/
Hkalifa772/
Kehlifi772/
Celiffa771/
Kelefah771/
Kolaifa771/
Khelify771/
Kilaifa771/
Kalifaa771/
Kelifed771/
Kholifah7134,514/
Khalifah718,585/
Khelifet71508/
Khaliefa71334/
Khalifaa71217/
Khaleifa71205/
Khaliffa71194/
Khalaifa71129/
Khelaifi7191/
Kilifaya7139/
Chelaifa7115/
Khalifai7112/
Kheliffi7111/
Khallifa717/
Khellifi717/
Kkhalifa716/
Kahalifa715/
Khalifay714/
Khalifha713/
Kahlifah713/
Khaalifa713/
Khelifei712/
Khailifa712/
Khilaifa711/
Khaliufa711/
Khaluifa711/
Kh'alifa711/
Kaliefah711/
Kheliefi711/
Khalifaj711/
Kheleifi711/
Kheelifi711/
Khelayfa711/
Khelifer711/
Khelifui711/
Kheloifi711/
Khahlifa711/
Kalefa67800/
Kilifi67403/
Califa67253/
Kelefe6764/
Kalifo6735/
Khoilifah6720/
Kolefa6718/
Kalufa6711/
Kholaifah677/
Kahalifah677/
Colifa676/
Qalifa674/
Khaliffah672/
Khalaifah671/
Kelefi671/
Kilufa671/
Kolyfa671/
Kylifi671/
Kahallifa671/
Khaleifah671/
Khaliefah671/
Kheliffij671/
Khellaifi671/
Celefa671/

Kelifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kelifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻒakhlyf66.67
ﺃﺧﻠﻴﻒakhlyf33.33

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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 Kelifa
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