Khalefi Surname

577,768th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 544 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Lesotho

Khalefi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khalefi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran3951:194,38615,821
Lesotho821:24,7874,958
South Africa361:1,504,93677,557
Algeria301:1,287,71842,667
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Khalefi (10) may also be a first name.

Khalefi Last Name Facts

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

Khalefi has its highest incidence in Iran. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khalefi? popularity and diffusion

Khalefi is the 577,768th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 13,396,224 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 73 percent of Khalefi reside; 73 percent reside in South Asia and 73 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Khalefi is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name throughout the world. It is borne by 10 people.

Khalefi is most frequently held in Iran, where it is held by 395 people, or 1 in 194,386. In Iran it is primarily found in: Khuzestan Province, where 41 percent reside, Ardabil Province, where 11 percent reside and Tehran Province, where 10 percent reside. Without taking into account Iran this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Lesotho, where 15 percent reside and South Africa, where 7 percent reside.

Khalefi Last Name Statistics demography

Khalefi earn somewhat less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 5.88% less than the national average, earning R 223,668 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalefie9310/
Khallefi936/
Halefi9236/
Kalefi9221/
Khalleifi881/
Khalefa8613,513/
Khalafi8611,633/
Khalifi868,599/
Khalefe867/
Khelefi865/
Haleafi865/
Kaleffi863/
Kgalefi862/
Kaleufi861/
Khalofi861/
Khaleefa801,001/
Khallafi80494/
Khaliefa80334/
Khaleifa80205/
Khalafih8063/
Khalifie8025/
Khalefeh8016/
Khalifai8012/
Khailafi804/
Khallifi802/
Khalifei802/
Khaliffi802/
Kahalafi801/
Khaleife801/
Khaleffe801/
Kheliefi801/
Khalaifi801/
Khaalafi801/
Kkhalifi801/
Kheleifi801/
Kahlefih801/
Khaleefe801/
Kahalifi801/
Khalefaa801/
Khalefea801/
Halifi771,043/
Calefi77833/
Kalefa77800/
Kalafi7775/
Kalefe7740/
Kalifi7727/
Halefa778/
Kalofi771/
Kelefi771/
Holefi771/
Qalefi771/
Halefy771/
Khalafieh756/
Khalifieh751/
Khaleafeh751/
Khalifa71490,001/
Khelifi7137,123/
Khalife715,965/
Caleffi713,879/
Khelafi712,124/
Khalofy71772/
Khalafy71361/
Khalafe71205/
Khalifé7156/
Callefi7154/
Khalify7134/
Kalifoi7124/
Kholifi7123/
Khalyfa7113/
Kholafi7110/
Kaleefa719/
Haleefa719/
Khalyfe718/
Haliffi715/
Halefet714/
Hkalefa714/
Kaleifa714/
Kahlefa714/
Khalifj713/
Kallefa713/
Khelofi713/
Kalifih712/
Kaliffi712/
Kehlifi712/
Hallefe712/
Kailefa711/
Kahlifi711/
Kaulefa711/
Kaleyfa711/
Kaleffa711/
Kalafei711/
Koulefi711/
Halefay711/
Kalifiy711/
Kalafiy711/
Kgalifi711/
Kheljfi711/
Kahlafi711/
Kallafi711/
Haleffy711/
Khalyfy711/
Kholefa711/
Khalifeh677,947/
Khalipha673,118/
Khellafi673,022/
Khalafeh671,854/
Khalaphe67497/
Khalifaa67217/
Khaliffa67194/
Khaliphy67136/
Khalaifa67129/
Khalifey6797/
Khelaifi6791/
Koulefai6770/
Caleffie6728/
Khaliphi6726/
Khaliphe6723/
Kaleefey6722/
Khalepha6718/
Khoulifi6715/
Kheliffi6711/
Kholifih6710/
Kholeefa6710/
Khoulafi679/
Khallifa677/
Khellifi677/
Kalliefe677/
Kkhalifa676/
Calleffi676/
Kholafai675/
Khalifay674/
Khalifha673/
Kahalife673/
Khalayfa673/
Khaalifa673/
Kahalavi673/
Kheliafi673/
Khelifei672/
Khailifa672/
Khelaffi672/
Khalifee671/
Khallife671/
Khaluifa671/
Kh'alifa671/
Khalifaj671/
Khalifes671/
Kkhalife671/
Chalefer671/
Kholaifi671/
Khalifer671/
Hkaleefa671/
Khallafe671/
Kgalephi671/
Kheelifi671/
Khelifui671/
Kheloifi671/
Kkhalyfe671/
Khahlifa671/
Kolefish670/

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