Khalef Surname

84,245th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,737 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Khalef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khalef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3,5511:10,8791,888
Egypt1,3421:68,5076,354
Morocco2391:144,25125,171
Tanzania2351:225,28318,694
Iran1141:673,53135,891
France891:746,32392,306
Pakistan381:4,701,15531,402
Mauritania211:194,9939,876
United States161:22,653,683662,747
India151:51,137,692512,385
Tunisia101:61,0637,682
Sweden101:984,67673,605
Turkey71:11,117,346139,182
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
England41:13,929,515290,718
Finland31:1,832,23457,803
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ukraine31:15,174,232372,501
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Slovakia11:5,336,450140,422
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Khaléf (1) are calculated separately.

Khalef (1,502) may also be a first name.

Khalef Last Name Facts

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

Khalef (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻠﻒ, Marathi: खालेफ, Russian: Халеф) occurs in Algeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Khaléf. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khalef? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khalef is the 84,245th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 1,270,271 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Khalef are found; 90 percent are found in North Africa and 66 percent are found in Mahgreb. Khalef is also the 200,630th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 1,502 people.

The last name Khalef is most frequent in Algeria, where it is carried by 3,551 people, or 1 in 10,879. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Algiers Province, where 39 percent reside, El Oued Province, where 9 percent reside and Guelma Province, where 8 percent reside. Barring Algeria this last name occurs in 40 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 23 percent reside and Morocco, where 4 percent reside.

Khalef Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Khalef are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Khalef earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 0.23% more than the national average, earning $43,250 USD per year and in Canada they earn 15.57% less than the national average, earning $41,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khaléf941/
Khallef92682/
Khaleef92192/
Khalief9240/
Khalefh9226/
Khalefe927/
Khaleff923/
Khaleft921/
Kalef91472/
Halef91431/
Khaleife861/
Khaleffe861/
Khaleeff861/
Khaleefe861/
Khaleefh861/
Khalif83157,162/
Khelef832,564/
Chalef831,744/
Kholef83778/
Khalyf83176/
Khalev83154/
Kaleff8378/
Haleef8346/
Kalefe8340/
Kalief8330/
Hallef838/
Kaleef836/
Kallef833/
Haleff832/
Kalefh832/
Kaelef831/
Halief831/
Haleaf831/
Kailef831/
Kohlef831/
Hailef831/
Haleft830/
Khalefova8012/
Khaleafeh801/
Khalife775,965/
Kholeif771,603/
Kholief771,347/
Khaleev771,271/
Khaliev771,034/
Khalifh77368/
Khaalif77295/
Chaleff77244/
Kholeef77122/
Khaleva77114/
Khellef7721/
Khaliff7716/
Khalyfe778/
Khalayf775/
Khallif775/
Khaleiv774/
Challef774/
Khuilef773/
Khoulef772/
Khailev772/
Khaslev772/
Hallefe772/
Khaleph771/
Khallev771/
Khaulif771/
Kohleff771/
Khelief771/
Jahalef771/
Khaluif771/
Halleft771/
Chalief771/
Khalaif771/
Kalif7316,598/
Kalev731,933/
Halif731,017/
Calef73745/
Halev73148/
Kalew73134/
Jalef7384/
Kolef7375/
Haleb7371/
Holef7335/
Kelef7313/
Kalyf739/
Halew734/
Kaljf731/
Halyf731/
Khalliev7153/
Khaliphe7123/
Kahalife713/
Khaleaph711/
Khalifch711/
Khallife711/
Kkhaliev711/
Khoullef711/
Kahaleiv711/
Kkhalife711/
Kkhalyfe711/
Kaliev6733,793/
Khelif6716,731/
Chalew673,427/
Kaleva672,046/
Kholif671,723/
Kaleev671,446/
Kalife67802/
Calefe67395/
Koleff67389/
Haleev67322/
Kaliff67285/
Haleeb67283/
Haslev67254/
Halife67251/
Kholev67136/
Chalif67117/
Chalev67113/
Caulef6772/
Chaleb6770/
Koulef6763/
Halleb6744/
Caleff6743/
Haleib6734/
Hallev6726/
Khaliv6724/
Haliff6723/
Jaleff6722/
Khalaifeh6719/
Kaslev6718/
Kolefe6717/
Kollef6715/
Callef6715/
Kallif6714/
Khelev6712/
Kaleuw6710/
Haulev679/
Keleff678/
Qaleif678/
Katlev678/
Kaleiv677/
Khalifova676/
Kailev676/
Kallev675/
Hallif675/
Kolief675/
Haleew675/
Jaleef674/
Kahleifeh674/
Hkalif674/
Kaylev673/
Kahlif673/
Khalifová673/
Kehlev673/
Koleef672/
Houlef672/
Kalift672/
Cholef672/
Haleab672/
Khalyv672/
Kahlev671/
Kalipf671/
Kaleav671/
Healew671/
Hollef671/
Calief671/
Kgalif671/
Kohleb671/
Halevs671/
Hachellef671/
Kaleph671/
Qaleef671/
Qhalif671/
Jhalif671/
Kaliew671/
Haylew670/

Khalef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khalef in the Marathi language
खालेफkhalepha79.31
अखालेफakhalepha13.79
खलेफkhalepha6.9
Khalef in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺧﻠﻒkhlf63.64
ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻒalkhlf27.27
ﺧﺎﻟﻒkhalf9.09
Khalef in the Russian language
Халефhalef-

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