Khalafa Surname

284,799th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,351 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Morocco

Khalafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khalafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran9101:84,3768,538
Morocco4091:84,29414,399
Afghanistan171:1,891,36413,978
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
France11:66,422,722504,397
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437

Khalafa (75) may also be a first name.

Khalafa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Khalafa (Marathi: खलफा) occurs in Iran more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khalafa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 284,799th most commonly held last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,394,186 people. The last name occurs mostly in Asia, where 69 percent of Khalafa are found; 69 percent are found in South Asia and 69 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,116,575th most widespread first name world-wide, held by 75 people.

The last name Khalafa is most numerous in Iran, where it is held by 910 people, or 1 in 84,376. In Iran Khalafa is most frequent in: Khuzestan Province, where 71 percent reside, Hormozgan Province, where 12 percent reside and Fars Province, where 7 percent reside. Barring Iran Khalafa occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 30 percent reside and Afghanistan, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalafah932,309/
Khalaifa93129/
Khaliafa936/
Khalayfa933/
Khalafha931/
Kalafa92357/
Halafa927/
Khalayfah881,348/
Khalaifat88103/
Khalaifah881/
Khailafat881/
Khalefa8613,513/
Khalafi8611,633/
Khalofa86400/
Khalafy86361/
Khalafe86205/
Kholafa86122/
Khelafa8621/
Kaelafa868/
Khalafo867/
Halafau865/
Kalaafa863/
Kalafad862/
Chalafa862/
Halafah862/
Kalafas861/
Kalaffa861/
Kaliafa861/
Kallafa861/
Kaalafa861/
Halafat861/
Khalaffaya821/
Khallaifah821/
Khalafeh801,854/
Khaleefa801,001/
Khalefah80595/
Khaloufa80583/
Khallafi80494/
Khelaifa80438/
Khaleifa80205/
Khalafih8063/
Kaliafas8023/
Khoulafa809/
Khellafa808/
Kholafai805/
Khailafi804/
Kalliafa804/
Khalafou803/
Hayllafa803/
Kalafats802/
Kahalafi801/
Khaluifa801/
Khalafip801/
Khalaifi801/
Khaalafi801/
Kahlafat801/
Hailaufa801/
Khalofah801/
Khaloofa801/
Khallafe801/
Khelayfa801/
Khalefaa801/
Kalefa77800/
Kolafa77348/
Kalafo77303/
Kalafi7775/
Calafa7742/
Kalofa7741/
Kalafe779/
Halafo774/
Jalafa773/
Kelafa771/
Kalliafas7567/
Khalaifeh7519/
Kholaifah757/
Khalafieh756/
Khaloufah753/
Khaliafeh751/
Kholaifat751/
Khalafouh751/
Khalaphai751/
Khalloufa751/
Kalafatch751/
Khallefah751/
Khaloofah751/
Khaluofah751/
Khaleifah751/
Khaleafeh751/
Khoulaifa751/
Calafat711,533/
Khalofy71772/
Khalefo71354/
Kalefah71201/
Callafa7170/
Kalafer7132/
Chalofa7122/
Qalafah7118/
Kalafos7111/
Kholafi7110/
Kalavah7110/
Kaleefa719/
Kalafet718/
Kalofas717/
Jalafah714/
Kalafit714/
Khelefa714/
Qalafat714/
Hkalefa714/
Kaleifa714/
Kahlefa714/
Kallefa713/
Haloufa713/
Kalapha712/
Khalyafych711/
Kollafa711/
Holaifa711/
Kailefa711/
Kalaffe711/
Kolaifa711/
Calaffa711/
Kaulefa711/
Kaloufa711/
Kaleyfa711/
Kaleffa711/
Kalafei711/
Kalafio711/
Kalafyo711/
Kolafad711/
Koulafa711/
Kaloofa711/
Kalafiy711/
Khalofi711/
Kahlafi711/
Kallafi711/
Khalleefah711/
Kholefa711/
Khaloufi672,067/
Hailoufa67570/
Khalaphe67497/
Khaleefo6723/
Gkaloufa6722/
Khalepha6718/
Kallafeh6713/
Kholeefa6710/
Khoulafi679/
Kholofah674/
Hallafou674/
Haladfou673/
Kahalavi673/
Kalloufa672/
Koulafai672/
Khaleife671/
Khalopha671/
Kalaphas671/
Caliaffa671/
Calafatt671/
Chalapha671/
Halloufa671/
Khaloufy671/
Kallaafo671/
Qahlafah671/
Halafosh671/
Caleafat671/
Kholaifi671/
Hkaleefa671/
Khaloufe671/
Kheloufa671/
Khalefea671/

Khalafa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khalafa in the Marathi language
खलफाkhalapha66.67
खालफाkhalapha33.33

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