Khalaf Surname

762nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696,300 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Iraq

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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Khalaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq377,5241:9315
Syria169,7541:11417
Egypt67,6351:1,359191
Saudi Arabia20,7501:1,487154
Jordan12,5461:70589
Libya9,7931:638128
Sudan6,4401:5,825853
Palestine5,7071:79798
Lebanon4,7671:1,183213
Kuwait3,6931:1,029105
Iran3,4781:22,0772,801
Bahrain3,4091:39626
United Arab Emirates1,9561:4,684593
Yemen1,7921:14,7461,681
United States1,6611:218,21721,214
Somalia6371:21,1181,217
Sweden6231:15,8051,350
Morocco5791:59,5449,923
Somaliland5051:6,931496
Qatar4371:5,396564
Canada4091:90,0879,902
Israel3821:22,4023,316
Germany2531:318,20331,987
France2071:320,88348,728
Oman1741:21,1951,904
England1691:329,69324,334
Brazil941:2,277,38770,617
Spain821:570,14727,179
Denmark741:76,2807,479
Tunisia691:8,8501,474
Thailand691:1,023,744155,957
Australia671:402,92132,505
Romania631:318,69628,224
Indonesia571:2,320,161139,963
Netherlands521:324,75337,631
Norway431:119,58815,719
Belgium321:359,27039,406
Malaysia301:983,14144,226
Venezuela201:1,510,20420,059
India181:42,614,743461,117
Ukraine171:2,677,806165,194
Russia161:9,007,691311,782
Ireland151:313,92910,911
Wales131:238,04114,239
Italy121:5,096,391108,968
Turkey121:6,485,118119,359
Algeria111:3,511,95946,373
Senegal111:1,325,3953,666
Czechia101:1,063,34780,937
Philippines91:11,248,691221,039
Burkina Faso81:2,294,01216,398
Switzerland81:1,026,61463,315
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Maldives71:57,7392,642
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Belarus61:1,583,51089,472
Tanzania61:8,823,60272,091
Afghanistan61:5,358,86425,178
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Djibouti41:228,733966
Uzbekistan41:7,732,28643,643
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Bulgaria41:1,744,72646,837
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
China31:455,773,85521,925
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Bosnia and Herzegovina21:1,768,20116,841
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Croatia21:2,114,30285,143
Hungary21:4,908,13864,617
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Kosovo11:1,861,86914,990
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Poland11:38,008,749231,653

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.

- simakhalaf

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khallaf9219,573/
Khalafe92205/
Khalaaf92184/
Khalaff92137/
Kkhalaf926/
Khalayf925/
Khaalaf924/
Khalahf924/
Khaliaf921/
Khalafz921/
Khalafs921/
Hkhalaf921/
Khaelaf921/
Khalaif921/
Kalaf912,999/
Halaf911,599/
Khaallaf864/
Khallafh862/
Khalaaff861/
Khallafe861/
Khalaaaf861/
Khelaf83654/
Chalaf83316/
Hallaf83283/
Kholaf8355/
Kalaff8351/
Khalav8317/
Kallaf8317/
Khalof8311/
Kalafe839/
Kahlaf839/
Haulaf838/
Kalauf834/
Kehlaf832/
Haleaf831/
Katlaf831/
Hailaf831/
Halaaf831/
Khalafova80140/
Khalaifeh8019/
Khalafová803/
Khaleafeh801/
Khalouf7718,835/
Khellaf7713,918/
Kholaif77670/
Khalova77269/
Khelaif77201/
Khalaph77120/
Kohlauf7723/
Hatlauf7711/
Khaloof7710/
Hailafe776/
Khallof775/
Kahalav773/
Chalafe771/
Kalaffe771/
Khoilaf771/
Khaliab771/
Kailasf771/
Kahalaw771/
Challaf771/
Khollaf771/
Chaalaf771/
Hallaff771/
Khalyafova753/
Halab7321,031/
Kalaw735,848/
Kalav733,317/
Calaf731,040/
Jalaf73391/
Halav73253/
Halaw73231/
Kalof7326/
Halof7317/
Kolaf7311/
Qalaf7310/
Khallouf712,984/
Khaylova71889/
Khalaphe71497/
Khailova71147/
Kalafová7182/
Kalafova7127/
Halaifeh7121/
Kahalova717/
Kohlhaaf715/
Khalloof715/
Khailaph714/
Kahalaiv713/
Kohlafch712/
Khallova712/
Khaliova712/
Khaleaph711/
Khaleife711/
Khayloff711/
Kohlauff711/
Khallaph711/
Khaloufe711/
Kalowa674,041/
Hallab672,050/
Kalova67704/
Kalauw67548/
Khalov67415/
Callaf67280/
Halabh67185/
Jalaff67161/
Halowa67157/
Chalab67139/
Qallaf67122/
Hallof67111/
Caulaf6762/
Chalof6761/
Kolafe6753/
Kholav6752/
Calaff6751/
Halouf6739/
Kalouf6732/
Hailab6724/
Qalafe6724/
Calafe6721/
Kalauv6720/
Kaloff6719/
Kallof6718/
Kohlof6715/
Halaib6714/
Halayb6713/
Kailaw6712/
Khalow6711/
Kaslof6710/
Kailav6710/
Kalhof6710/
Haliab678/
Kalaph678/
Haloff677/
Haslav677/
Khelav675/
Kalaiv675/
Halaph675/
Haloof675/
Hallaw674/
Kholof674/
Khalofova674/
Chalav674/
Kaalab674/
Kaylav674/
Jahlaf674/
Halawh674/
Kaloof674/
Halaiv673/
Jallaf673/
Kallav672/
Kaulav672/
Hallav672/
Kallaw672/
Hachellaf672/
Haleab672/
Houlaf672/
Halayv672/
Haslaw671/
Kaleav671/
Kholafova671/
Kholaw671/
Koliaf671/
Kollaf671/
Haslof671/
Jailaf671/
Jalauf671/
Haylab671/
Keylaf671/
Katlof671/
Kalofe671/
Kahlav671/
Haliav671/
Calafs671/
Chalafova671/
Kalaww671/
Keilaf671/
Koolaf671/
Khelof671/
Qalauf671/
Qalaaf671/
Kaliab671/
Holyaf671/
Hatlaw670/

Khalaf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khalaf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺧﻠﻒkhlf-
Khalaf in the Hindi language
खलफkhalapha50
खलाफkhalapha50
Khalaf in the Marathi language
खालफkhalapha40
खलाफkhalapha20
खलफkhalapha20
खालाफkhalapha20
Khalaf in the Russian language
Халафhalaf-
Khalaf in the Arabic language
خلفkhlf-

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