Khalif Surname
Approximately 157,162 people bear this surname
Khalif Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Somalia | 51,613 | 1:261 | 35 |
| Syria | 38,882 | 1:496 | 65 |
| Iraq | 31,576 | 1:1,109 | 161 |
| Kenya | 14,541 | 1:3,176 | 489 |
| Ethiopia | 5,634 | 1:17,314 | 2,331 |
| Somaliland | 3,407 | 1:1,027 | 127 |
| Egypt | 3,264 | 1:28,167 | 3,097 |
| Morocco | 1,295 | 1:26,622 | 4,228 |
| India | 1,223 | 1:627,200 | 29,889 |
| Jordan | 1,127 | 1:7,846 | 1,510 |
| Palestine | 847 | 1:5,371 | 1,185 |
| Saudi Arabia | 517 | 1:59,682 | 8,852 |
| United Arab Emirates | 500 | 1:18,325 | 2,169 |
| Nigeria | 429 | 1:412,920 | 21,515 |
| United States | 319 | 1:1,136,235 | 81,718 |
| Yemen | 295 | 1:89,577 | 5,725 |
| Djibouti | 275 | 1:3,327 | 287 |
| Kuwait | 193 | 1:19,693 | 2,634 |
| England | 150 | 1:371,454 | 26,286 |
| Malaysia | 135 | 1:218,476 | 12,676 |
| Lebanon | 119 | 1:47,370 | 4,030 |
| Tunisia | 94 | 1:6,496 | 1,067 |
| Sweden | 65 | 1:151,489 | 10,616 |
| Indonesia | 63 | 1:2,099,194 | 130,130 |
| Canada | 61 | 1:604,026 | 49,778 |
| Afghanistan | 46 | 1:698,982 | 7,726 |
| Netherlands | 43 | 1:392,725 | 41,894 |
| Russia | 39 | 1:3,695,463 | 185,353 |
| Sudan | 36 | 1:1,041,950 | 3,038 |
| Thailand | 36 | 1:1,962,176 | 235,280 |
| Denmark | 31 | 1:182,088 | 15,299 |
| France | 30 | 1:2,214,091 | 176,965 |
| Australia | 29 | 1:930,886 | 55,860 |
| Iran | 26 | 1:2,953,174 | 90,148 |
| Qatar | 22 | 1:107,182 | 11,536 |
| South Africa | 17 | 1:3,186,924 | 115,449 |
| Kazakhstan | 17 | 1:1,040,147 | 60,802 |
| Singapore | 17 | 1:323,983 | 13,856 |
| Belgium | 17 | 1:676,273 | 58,718 |
| Norway | 16 | 1:321,393 | 31,311 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Uganda | 13 | 1:3,003,021 | 81,551 |
| Algeria | 9 | 1:4,292,395 | 48,087 |
| Germany | 9 | 1:8,945,051 | 266,530 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Oman | 7 | 1:526,853 | 5,771 |
| Finland | 6 | 1:916,117 | 41,832 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Israel | 6 | 1:1,426,272 | 75,466 |
| Tanzania | 5 | 1:10,588,323 | 75,430 |
| Tajikistan | 4 | 1:2,096,673 | 7,416 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Mauritania | 3 | 1:1,364,954 | 27,355 |
| Iceland | 2 | 1:190,045 | 6,825 |
| Spain | 2 | 1:23,376,018 | 128,922 |
| Taiwan | 1 | 1:23,444,746 | 93,622 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Peru | 1 | 1:31,784,123 | 64,452 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Fiji | 1 | 1:894,391 | 4,568 |
| Eritrea | 1 | 1:4,751,901 | 911 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Austria | 1 | 1:8,515,435 | 118,036 |
Khalif (47,242) may also be a first name.
Khalif Demographics
Average Khalif Salary in
United States
$32,229 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Khalif Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khalif Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khalif (Arabic: الخليف, Bengali: খালিফ, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻒ, Hindi: खलीफ, Marathi: खलीफ, Russian: Халиф) occurs more in Somalia more than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Khalif? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 3,568th most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 46,370 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 numerous forename at a global level. It is borne by 47,242 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Somalia, where it is carried by 51,613 people, or 1 in 261. Not including Somalia this last name occurs in 72 countries. It is also common in Syria, where 25 percent reside and Iraq, where 20 percent reside.
Khalif Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the Khalif surname is principally 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 Democrats than The US average, with 74.29% being registered with the political 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
Khalif Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khalif in the Bengali language | ||
| খালিফ | khalipha | - |
| Khalif in the Marathi language | ||
| खलीफ | khalipha | 54.15 |
| खालीफ | khalipha | 29.88 |
| अखालीफ | akhalipha | 3.63 |
| अखलीफ | akhalipha | 3.22 |
| खिलफ़ | khilafa | 1.66 |
| खालीप | khalipa | 1.56 |
| खलीफा | khalipha | 1.24 |
| खलीफ़ | khalifa | 0.73 |
| खालीफ़ | khalifa | 0.41 |
| खलील | khalila | 0.41 |
| खालीक | khalika | 0.31 |
| खाटीक | khatika | 0.21 |
| खालीद | khalida | 0.21 |
| खैरु | khairu | 0.1 |
| खलीक | khalika | 0.1 |
| खतीफ़ | khatifa | 0.1 |
| कलीम | kalima | 0.1 |
| खािलफ़ | khailafa | 0.1 |
| Khalif in the Hindi language | ||
| खलीफ | khalipha | 50.58 |
| खालिफ | khalipha | 34.75 |
| खालीफ | khalipha | 6.56 |
| खलिफ | khalipha | 6.18 |
| खालिक | khalika | 0.77 |
| खालिफ़ | khalifa | 0.77 |
| Khalif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻒ | alkhlyf | 50 |
| ﺃﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪ | akhlyfh | 50 |
| Khalif in the Russian language | ||
| Халиф | halif | - |
| Khalif in the Arabic language | ||
| الخليف | alkhlyf | - |
| خليف | khlyf | - |
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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
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khalif
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