Khalif Surname

3,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157,162 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Khalif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khalif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia51,6131:26135
Syria38,8821:49665
Iraq31,5761:1,109161
Kenya14,5411:3,176489
Ethiopia5,6341:17,3142,331
Somaliland3,4071:1,027127
Egypt3,2641:28,1673,097
Morocco1,2951:26,6224,228
India1,2231:627,20029,889
Jordan1,1271:7,8461,510
Palestine8471:5,3711,185
Saudi Arabia5171:59,6828,852
United Arab Emirates5001:18,3252,169
Nigeria4291:412,92021,515
United States3191:1,136,23581,718
Yemen2951:89,5775,725
Djibouti2751:3,327287
Kuwait1931:19,6932,634
England1501:371,45426,286
Malaysia1351:218,47612,676
Lebanon1191:47,3704,030
Tunisia941:6,4961,067
Sweden651:151,48910,616
Indonesia631:2,099,194130,130
Canada611:604,02649,778
Afghanistan461:698,9827,726
Netherlands431:392,72541,894
Russia391:3,695,463185,353
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Thailand361:1,962,176235,280
Denmark311:182,08815,299
France301:2,214,091176,965
Australia291:930,88655,860
Iran261:2,953,17490,148
Qatar221:107,18211,536
South Africa171:3,186,924115,449
Kazakhstan171:1,040,14760,802
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Belgium171:676,27358,718
Norway161:321,39331,311
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Uganda131:3,003,02181,551
Algeria91:4,292,39548,087
Germany91:8,945,051266,530
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Oman71:526,8535,771
Finland61:916,11741,832
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Israel61:1,426,27275,466
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Mauritania31:1,364,95427,355
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Fiji11:894,3914,568
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Austria11:8,515,435118,036

Khalif (47,242) may also be a first name.

Khalif Last Name Facts

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

Khalif (Arabic: الخليف, Bengali: খালিফ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻒ, Hindi: खलीफ, Marathi: खलीफ, Russian: Халиф) occurs in Somalia more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khalif? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,568th most frequently used family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 46,370 people. The last name Khalif occurs predominantly in Africa, where 51 percent of Khalif live; 48 percent live in East Africa and 46 percent live in Levant. Khalif is also the 19,397th most prevalent first name throughout the world, held by 47,242 people.

It is most frequent in Somalia, where it is carried by 51,613 people, or 1 in 261. Not including Somalia this surname occurs in 72 countries. It also occurs in Syria, where 25 percent are found and Iraq, where 20 percent are found.

Khalif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Khalif surname is predominantly Orthodox (100%) in Russia, Muslim (92%) in Kenya, Sunni (49%) in Lebanon and Muslim (100%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Khalif last name are 21.06% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 74.29% being registered with the party.

The amount Khalif earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 44.83% less than the national average, earning 190,926 kr per year; in South Africa they earn 72.2% more than the national average, earning R 409,212 per year; in United States they earn 25.31% less than the national average, earning $32,229 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.19% less than the national average, earning $39,654 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalife925,965/
Khalifh92368/
Khaalif92295/
Khalief9240/
Khaliff9216/
Khallif925/
Khaulif921/
Khaluif921/
Khalaif921/
Kalif9116,598/
Halif911,017/
Kahalife863/
Khaleife861/
Khalifch861/
Khallife861/
Kkhalife861/
Khelif8316,731/
Khalef835,737/
Kholif831,723/
Kalife83802/
Kaliff83285/
Halife83251/
Khalyf83176/
Chalif83117/
Kalief8330/
Khaliv8324/
Haliff8323/
Kallif8314/
Hallif835/
Hkalif834/
Kahlif833/
Kalift832/
Kalipf831/
Halief831/
Khaléf831/
Kgalif831/
Qhalif831/
Jhalif831/
Khalaifeh8019/
Khalifova806/
Khalifová803/
Khaliph7735,489/
Kholeif771,603/
Kholief771,347/
Khaliev771,034/
Khallef77682/
Kholaif77670/
Khelaif77201/
Khaleef77192/
Khellif7764/
Chaliff7755/
Khalefh7726/
Hatliff7719/
Khaliov7716/
Khoulif7714/
Kheliff779/
Khalyfe778/
Khalefe777/
Khalayf775/
Khaleiv774/
Khaleff773/
Kaliffe772/
Katliff771/
Kahlife771/
Kalifhe771/
Kalliff771/
Challif771/
Kheilif771/
Khelief771/
Khaleft771/
Kahaliw771/
Kkhelif771/
Chalief771/
Haliffe771/
Hhalife771/
Kohliff770/
Qalif734,080/
Kelif732,241/
Halib731,218/
Calif73680/
Kalef73472/
Halef73431/
Jalif73416/
Haliw7391/
Kolif7364/
Haliv7317/
Kaliv7313/
Holif739/
Kalyf739/
Kaliw732/
Kélif732/
Kaljf731/
Halyf731/
Khalliev7153/
Khaliphe7123/
Halaifeh7121/
Kahalaiv713/
Khaliova712/
Khalliov711/
Khalliph711/
Kalifova711/
Kkhaliev711/
Khaleffe711/
Khaleeff711/
Kahaleiv711/
Khaleefe711/
Khaleefh711/
Kkhalyfe711/
Heahliff710/
Haislife710/
Kaliev6733,793/
Khelef672,564/
Chalef671,744/
Califf67850/
Kholef67778/
Jaliff67318/
Calife67196/
Khalev67154/
Cholif67128/
Kaliph67109/
Caliof6796/
Callif6782/
Kaleff6778/
Haleef6746/
Kalefe6740/
Haleib6734/
Chalib6718/
Halaib6714/
Khalefova6712/
Kollif6710/
Hollif679/
Holiff678/
Hallef678/
Qaleif678/
Kaleiv677/
Jaalif677/
Kaleef676/
Haliph675/
Kolief675/
Kalaiv675/
Kahleifeh674/
Koliff674/
Hallib674/
Kalhib674/
Halaiv673/
Kallef673/
Kheliv672/
Haleff672/
Kaliov672/
Koulif672/
Healiv672/
Kalefh672/
Khalyv672/
Keilif671/
Kailiv671/
Kaelef671/
Kholiv671/
Chalifová671/
Halitv671/
Calief671/
Haleaf671/
Houlif671/
Kailef671/
Koolif671/
Kohlef671/
Qaalif671/
Hailef671/
Qaliff671/
Kolife671/
Khaleafeh671/
Kaliew671/
Keliff670/
Caslif670/
Haleft670/

Khalif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khalif in the Bengali language
খালিফkhalipha-
Khalif in the Marathi language
खलीफkhalipha54.15
खालीफkhalipha29.88
अखालीफakhalipha3.63
अखलीफakhalipha3.22
खिलफ़khilafa1.66
खालीपkhalipa1.56
खलीफाkhalipha1.24
खलीफ़khalifa0.73
खालीफ़khalifa0.41
खलीलkhalila0.41
खालीकkhalika0.31
खाटीकkhatika0.21
खालीदkhalida0.21
खैरुkhairu0.1
खलीकkhalika0.1
खतीफ़khatifa0.1
कलीमkalima0.1
खािलफ़khailafa0.1
Khalif in the Hindi language
खलीफkhalipha50.58
खालिफkhalipha34.75
खालीफkhalipha6.56
खलिफkhalipha6.18
खालिकkhalika0.77
खालिफ़khalifa0.77
Khalif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻒalkhlyf50
ﺃﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪakhlyfh50
Khalif in the Russian language
Халифhalif-
Khalif in the Arabic language
الخليفalkhlyf-
خليفkhlyf-

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