Khalefa Surname

38,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13,513 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Khalefa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khalefa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt9,5491:9,6281,168
Sudan2,2401:16,7462,298
Saudi Arabia1,2721:24,2583,358
Iran2391:321,26622,175
Kuwait771:49,3605,585
Libya251:249,7591,033
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Jordan81:1,105,30516,405
Algeria71:5,518,79351,529
United Arab Emirates71:1,308,89651,006
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
England41:13,929,515290,718
Syria41:4,825,25612,827
Bahrain41:337,1526,054
Israel31:2,852,545113,505
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
China21:683,660,78330,601
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465

Khalefa (746) may also be a first name.

Khalefa Last Name Facts

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

Khalefa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻔﺔ, Hindi: खलीफा) is found most frequently in Egypt. It may also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Khalefa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khalefa is the 38,916th most commonly occurring surname at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 539,299 people. Khalefa is mostly found in Africa, where 88 percent of Khalefa are found; 87 percent are found in North Africa and 87 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Khalefa is also the 301,048th most numerous given name worldwide. It is borne by 746 people.

The last name Khalefa is most prevalent in Egypt, where it is borne by 9,549 people, or 1 in 9,628. Barring Egypt it exists in 36 countries. It is also common in Sudan, where 17 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 9 percent are found.

Khalefa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Khalefa last name are 13.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Khalefa earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 28.45% more than the national average, earning $55,423 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khaleefa931,001/
Khalefah93595/
Khaliefa93334/
Khaleifa93205/
Khalefaa931/
Khalefea931/
Kalefa92800/
Halefa928/
Khallefah881/
Khaleifah881/
Khaliefah881/
Khalifa86490,001/
Khalafa861,351/
Khalefi86544/
Khalofa86400/
Khalefo86354/
Kalefah86201/
Khalyfa8613/
Kaleefa869/
Haleefa869/
Khalefe867/
Khelefa864/
Hkalefa864/
Kaleifa864/
Kahlefa864/
Kallefa863/
Kalefad862/
Kailefa861/
Kaulefa861/
Kaleyfa861/
Kaleffa861/
Halefay861/
Kgalefa861/
Kholefa861/
Khalleefah821/
Khalifah808,585/
Khalafah802,309/
Khalifaa80217/
Khaliffa80194/
Khalaifa80129/
Khaelifa8029/
Khaleefo8023/
Khalepha8018/
Khalefeh8016/
Khalifai8012/
Kholeefa8010/
Khalefie8010/
Khallifa807/
Kkhalifa806/
Khaliafa806/
Khallefi806/
Kahalifa805/
Khalifay804/
Khalifha803/
Khalayfa803/
Khaalifa803/
Khailifa802/
Khaleife801/
Khaluifa801/
Kh'alifa801/
Kaliefah801/
Khaleffe801/
Khalifaj801/
Khalifaz801/
Khalofah801/
Khaleefe801/
Khalafha801/
Hkaleefa801/
Khahlifa801/
Kalifa7718,612/
Halifa7714,438/
Kalafa77357/
Kalofa7741/
Kalefe7740/
Kelefa7722/
Kalefi7721/
Kolefa7718/
Kalyfa7711/
Kalefo776/
Jalefa773/
Khalayfah751,348/
Khalaifat75103/
Kahalifah757/
Khaleefoo755/
Khaliffah752/
Khalaifah751/
Khaleepha751/
Kahallifa751/
Khalleifi751/
Khaleafeh751/
Chalefaux750/
Khelifa7137,898/
Khalifi718,599/
Khalife715,965/
Halifah712,041/
Kholifa711,422/
Kahlifa71340/
Kalifah71134/
Kholafa71122/
Halifat71120/
Khalifo7193/
Khalifé7156/
Caleffa7150/
Kolefas7150/
Khalify7134/
Khelafa7121/
Chalifa7120/
Kalevah7115/
Kaliffa7114/
Kallifa7114/
Kaelafa718/
Khalyfe718/
Khalafo717/
Calefas715/
Kehlifa714/
Kalepha714/
Kalyfat714/
Khalifj713/
Kaalifa713/
Kaleffi713/
Kalaafa713/
Hkalifa712/
Kgalefi712/
Kalaffa711/
Khallaifah711/
Qaleefa711/
Jhalifa711/
Kelefah711/
Kaleufi711/
Kgalefo711/
Khelefo711/
Kaliafa711/
Kallafa711/
Kaalafa711/
Kalifaa711/
Halifha711/
Haalifa711/
Koulefa711/
Khalyfy711/
Chalefeaux710/
Kholifah6734,514/
Khalifeh677,947/
Khalipha673,118/
Chalifah67443/
Khelaifa67438/
Khalifoh67166/
Khalifey6797/
Koulefai6770/
Chalyfas6734/
Khalifie6725/
Khaliphe6723/
Kaleefey6722/
Kalifahe6711/
Khellafa678/
Haulifah677/
Kalliefe677/
Khalifou676/
Kholafai675/
Kholofah674/
Kalliafa674/
Kahalife673/
Kahlifah673/
Khellifa673/
Khalafou673/
Khallifi672/
Khalifei672/
Khaliffi672/
Khalifee671/
Khallife671/
Khalopha671/
Chalepha671/
Kalifaya671/
Kheliffa671/
Khoulifa671/
Kkhelifa671/
Khalaifi671/
Khalifes671/
Kkhalife671/
Kkhalifi671/
Caleafat671/
Chalifau671/
Kahlefih671/
Khalifer671/
Hkhelifa671/
Kheilifa671/
Khelayfa671/
Kahalifi671/
Haslyfah671/
Kkhalyfe671/
Hallifas670/
Cholefau670/
Chaliffa670/

Khalefa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khalefa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻔﺔakhlyft-
Khalefa in the Hindi language
खलीफाkhalipha-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khalefa
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