Khafif Surname

148,716th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,972 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Khafif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khafif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco1,9431:17,7442,710
Indonesia2491:531,12143,021
Iraq1991:175,9884,298
Algeria1621:238,46626,068
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
Brazil821:2,610,66378,641
United States671:5,409,835270,257
Panama331:118,5534,252
France191:3,495,933219,029
Argentina181:2,374,634110,716
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
Jamaica81:358,7438,527
Malaysia71:4,213,461150,293
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Chile31:5,872,15852,204
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Syria21:9,650,51117,817
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
England11:55,718,059489,080
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Khafif (137) may also be a first name.

Khafif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khafif is more commonly found in Morocco than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khafif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 148,716th most frequently used family name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 2,452,068 people. The surname Khafif occurs mostly in Africa, where 76 percent of Khafif reside; 76 percent reside in North Africa and 71 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 790,880th most frequent first name throughout the world, borne by 137 people.

The last name is most frequently held in Morocco, where it is held by 1,943 people, or 1 in 17,744. Besides Morocco this last name occurs in 25 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 8 percent live and Iraq, where 7 percent live.

Khafif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Khafif surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered with the party.

Khafif earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khafife9211/
Khaffif925/
Hafif911,630/
Kafif91434/
Khafef834,148/
Khefif831,601/
Haffif831,534/
Khofif8383/
Chafif8353/
Hafife837/
Kafife834/
Hafief832/
Kafhif832/
Khafib831/
Hafizf831/
Hafiff831/
Kaffif831/
Khafeef7732/
Chaffif7714/
Khafiev779/
Chafiff775/
Kheffif772/
Khefiff771/
Khofaif771/
Kefif732,381/
Jafif73207/
Hafib735/
Kafef734/
Hafiv734/
Hafef733/
Cafif731/
Keffif67181/
Hafeef67163/
Kafiev6775/
Kafefe675/
Khofef674/
Haffef673/
Chafiv672/
Kafiew671/
Kaffef671/
Khefef671/
Hafefe671/
Hafibh671/
Chofif671/
Kayfef671/

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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
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  • 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 Khafif
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