Kh'lifa Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Kh'lifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kh'lifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania771:53,1803,841
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Kh'lifa Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Kh'lifa Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Kh'lifa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪ) occurs more in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Kh'lifa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Kh'lifa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,136,387th most prevalent surname world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 93,430,076 people. The last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Kh'lifa live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is held by 77 people, or 1 in 53,180. In Mauritania Kh'lifa is most numerous in: Trarza Region, where 38 percent live, Hodh El Gharbi Region, where 23 percent live and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 14 percent live. Apart from Mauritania it is found in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kh'liffa936/
Khlifa925,387/
Khlifah86203/
Khlaifa86171/
Khleifa8611/
Khliefa8611/
Khliffa869/
Khlifaa866/
Kh'life862/
Khl'ifa861/
Hk'lifa861/
Khlifha861/
Klifa83169/
Khleifat80597/
Khlaifat80114/
Kh'leifi804/
Kehelifa801/
Khlifi774,792/
Khlefa771,173/
Khlife7724/
Klifah7716/
Klifas776/
Khlifo775/
Chlifa771/
Hlifat771/
Khlifé771/
Khlaifi7193/
Khlipha7140/
Khleifi7118/
Khlefat7117/
Chlifah7112/
Khlaify714/
Khlifou713/
Chllifa711/
Kliofah711/
Khleife711/
Khlifey711/
Khlifis711/
Gkliofa711/
Khlayfa711/
Khliefi711/
Kellifa711/
Khlifer711/
Khlifet711/
Khliffi711/
Khllifi711/
Klifhas711/
Khlaipha67369/
Klefa67115/
Klufa6795/
Klifi6728/
Klife673/
Klifo671/
K'Leifit671/

Kh'lifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Kh'lifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪakhlyfh51.28
ﺃﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪakhlyfh25.64
ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻒakhlyf12.82
ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻔﺔakhlyft7.69
ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻒalkhlyf2.56

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Kh'lifa
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