Khalaf Surname
Approximately 696,300 people bear this surname
Khalaf Surname User-submission:
The Khalaf surname is of Arabic origin. Its meaning is 'successor'. It is linguistically and idiomatically given to a righteous man who is the successor to his father. The Arabs also used it to refer to the leader of the tribe who succeeds the previous leader after his death.
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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 377,524 | 1:93 | 15 |
| Syria | 169,754 | 1:114 | 17 |
| Egypt | 67,635 | 1:1,359 | 191 |
| Saudi Arabia | 20,750 | 1:1,487 | 154 |
| Jordan | 12,546 | 1:705 | 89 |
| Libya | 9,793 | 1:638 | 128 |
| Sudan | 6,440 | 1:5,825 | 853 |
| Palestine | 5,707 | 1:797 | 98 |
| Lebanon | 4,767 | 1:1,183 | 213 |
| Kuwait | 3,693 | 1:1,029 | 105 |
| Iran | 3,478 | 1:22,077 | 2,801 |
| Bahrain | 3,409 | 1:396 | 26 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1,956 | 1:4,684 | 593 |
| Yemen | 1,792 | 1:14,746 | 1,681 |
| United States | 1,661 | 1:218,217 | 21,214 |
| Somalia | 637 | 1:21,118 | 1,217 |
| Sweden | 623 | 1:15,805 | 1,350 |
| Morocco | 579 | 1:59,544 | 9,923 |
| Somaliland | 505 | 1:6,931 | 496 |
| Qatar | 437 | 1:5,396 | 564 |
| Canada | 409 | 1:90,087 | 9,902 |
| Israel | 382 | 1:22,402 | 3,316 |
| Germany | 253 | 1:318,203 | 31,987 |
| France | 207 | 1:320,883 | 48,728 |
| Oman | 174 | 1:21,195 | 1,904 |
| England | 169 | 1:329,693 | 24,334 |
| Brazil | 94 | 1:2,277,387 | 70,617 |
| Spain | 82 | 1:570,147 | 27,179 |
| Denmark | 74 | 1:76,280 | 7,479 |
| Tunisia | 69 | 1:8,850 | 1,474 |
| Thailand | 69 | 1:1,023,744 | 155,957 |
| Australia | 67 | 1:402,921 | 32,505 |
| Romania | 63 | 1:318,696 | 28,224 |
| Indonesia | 57 | 1:2,320,161 | 139,963 |
| Netherlands | 52 | 1:324,753 | 37,631 |
| Norway | 43 | 1:119,588 | 15,719 |
| Belgium | 32 | 1:359,270 | 39,406 |
| Malaysia | 30 | 1:983,141 | 44,226 |
| Venezuela | 20 | 1:1,510,204 | 20,059 |
| India | 18 | 1:42,614,743 | 461,117 |
| Ukraine | 17 | 1:2,677,806 | 165,194 |
| Russia | 16 | 1:9,007,691 | 311,782 |
| Ireland | 15 | 1:313,929 | 10,911 |
| Wales | 13 | 1:238,041 | 14,239 |
| Italy | 12 | 1:5,096,391 | 108,968 |
| Turkey | 12 | 1:6,485,118 | 119,359 |
| Algeria | 11 | 1:3,511,959 | 46,373 |
| Senegal | 11 | 1:1,325,395 | 3,666 |
| Czechia | 10 | 1:1,063,347 | 80,937 |
| Philippines | 9 | 1:11,248,691 | 221,039 |
| Burkina Faso | 8 | 1:2,294,012 | 16,398 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Maldives | 7 | 1:57,739 | 2,642 |
| South Africa | 7 | 1:7,739,672 | 177,858 |
| Belarus | 6 | 1:1,583,510 | 89,472 |
| Tanzania | 6 | 1:8,823,602 | 72,091 |
| Afghanistan | 6 | 1:5,358,864 | 25,178 |
| Austria | 5 | 1:1,703,087 | 89,702 |
| Djibouti | 4 | 1:228,733 | 966 |
| Uzbekistan | 4 | 1:7,732,286 | 43,643 |
| Pakistan | 4 | 1:44,660,971 | 115,884 |
| Bulgaria | 4 | 1:1,744,726 | 46,837 |
| Kazakhstan | 4 | 1:4,420,624 | 134,293 |
| Benin | 3 | 1:3,445,201 | 77,822 |
| Finland | 3 | 1:1,832,234 | 57,803 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| Slovakia | 2 | 1:2,668,225 | 118,680 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 1:1,768,201 | 16,841 |
| Greece | 2 | 1:5,539,895 | 129,142 |
| Croatia | 2 | 1:2,114,302 | 85,143 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1:4,908,138 | 64,617 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Latvia | 1 | 1:2,050,046 | 60,295 |
| Ecuador | 1 | 1:15,905,846 | 50,210 |
| Georgia | 1 | 1:3,745,545 | 47,852 |
| Kosovo | 1 | 1:1,861,869 | 14,990 |
| Moldova | 1 | 1:3,561,368 | 78,271 |
| Chile | 1 | 1:17,616,474 | 93,597 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Slovenia | 1 | 1:2,487,675 | 31,128 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Puerto Rico | 1 | 1:3,550,139 | 9,109 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
Khalaf (120,330) may also be a first name.
Khalaf Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
The Khalaf surname is of Arabic origin. Its meaning is 'successor'. It is linguistically and idiomatically given to a righteous man who is the successor to his father. The Arabs also used it to refer to the leader of the tribe who succeeds the previous leader after his death.
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Khalaf Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khalaf Come From? nationality or country of origin
Khalaf (Arabic: خلف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻠﻒ, Hindi: खलफ, Marathi: खालफ, Russian: Халаф) is carried by more people in Iraq than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khalaf? popularity and diffusion
It is the 762nd most frequently occurring family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,466 people. The surname Khalaf is mostly found in Asia, where 87 percent of Khalaf live; 87 percent live in West Asia and 82 percent live in Levant. Khalaf is also the 8,578th most numerous first name world-wide. It is borne by 120,330 people.
Khalaf is most frequent in Iraq, where it is borne by 377,524 people, or 1 in 93. Outside of Iraq this last name occurs in 92 countries. It is also found in Syria, where 24 percent reside and Egypt, where 10 percent reside.
Khalaf Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Khalaf last name is predominantly Sunni (44%) in Lebanon.
In The United States those holding the Khalaf last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Khalaf earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 36.71% less than the national average, earning 219,030 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 90.21% more than the national average, earning R 452,016 per year; in United States they earn 12.92% more than the national average, earning $48,723 USD per year and in Canada they earn 16.04% more than the national average, earning $57,650 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khalaf Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khalaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﻠﻒ | khlf | - |
| Khalaf in the Hindi language | ||
| खलफ | khalapha | 50 |
| खलाफ | khalapha | 50 |
| Khalaf in the Marathi language | ||
| खालफ | khalapha | 40 |
| खलाफ | khalapha | 20 |
| खलफ | khalapha | 20 |
| खालाफ | khalapha | 20 |
| Khalaf in the Russian language | ||
| Халаф | halaf | - |
| Khalaf in the Arabic language | ||
| خلف | khlf | - |
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