Khalafa Surname
Approximately 1,351 people bear this surname
Khalafa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 910 | 1:84,376 | 8,538 |
| Morocco | 409 | 1:84,294 | 14,399 |
| Afghanistan | 17 | 1:1,891,364 | 13,978 |
| India | 4 | 1:191,766,346 | 1,073,940 |
| Kuwait | 4 | 1:950,174 | 18,811 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
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
Khalafa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khalafa in the Marathi language | ||
| खलफा | khalapha | 66.67 |
| खालफा | khalapha | 33.33 |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Khalafa
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