Khalifa Surname

1,093rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 490,001 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Libya

Khalifa Surname User-submission:

Khalifa or Khalifah is a name or title which means "successor" or "steward". It most commonly refers to the leader of a Caliphate, but is also used as a title among various Islamic religious groups and orders. Khalifa is sometimes also pronounced as "kalifa".

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Khalifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt138,1081:66681
Sudan91,5611:41046
Iraq54,2121:646101
Libya48,9631:12810
Saudi Arabia26,1161:1,181111
India19,5471:39,2422,762
Syria17,6841:1,091140
Lebanon13,1831:42860
Jordan10,8231:817106
Iran10,2941:7,4591,040
Bangladesh7,9301:20,0951,428
Tanzania5,7241:9,2491,210
Palestine4,1771:1,089178
Morocco4,1241:8,3601,110
Algeria3,6811:10,4951,824
Afghanistan3,3751:9,527693
United Arab Emirates3,3751:2,715339
Bahrain3,1591:42728
Nigeria2,9581:59,8864,472
England1,9571:28,4713,846
Kuwait1,9571:1,942243
Ethiopia1,9321:50,4905,344
Chad1,6371:8,3031,149
Yemen1,6121:16,3931,829
Angola1,5781:17,1032,033
France1,1681:56,8697,568
Ghana1,1081:24,3872,946
United States1,0891:332,83630,117
Oman9481:3,890563
Pakistan9001:198,4934,870
Mauritania8831:4,637557
Qatar7051:3,345325
Tunisia6641:92055
Kenya5791:79,7587,379
Canada3431:107,42211,548
Somalia2451:54,9062,420
Belgium1721:66,84110,711
Spain1461:320,21918,882
Indonesia1311:1,009,53673,900
Sweden1291:76,3315,713
Germany1081:745,42156,003
South Africa961:564,35143,987
Romania741:271,32325,089
Thailand721:981,088150,124
Portugal661:157,8526,835
Uganda631:619,67132,575
Malaysia541:546,18926,882
Philippines491:2,066,086120,732
Australia431:627,80744,139
Netherlands411:411,88242,990
Russia361:4,003,418194,829
Greece351:316,56545,415
Niger341:564,47114,312
Switzerland341:241,55620,206
Italy291:2,108,85190,314
Brazil201:10,703,717220,519
Malta181:23,9041,289
Scotland181:297,43413,849
Senegal181:809,9632,817
Belarus131:730,85159,297
Kazakhstan121:1,473,54175,349
Wales111:281,32115,850
Czechia91:1,181,49785,740
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Norway91:571,36544,190
Togo91:805,3086,372
Mexico81:15,515,77647,773
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
China61:227,886,92811,701
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Austria51:1,703,08789,702
Benin51:2,067,12068,069
Finland51:1,099,34045,512
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Gabon41:472,2983,618
Gambia41:480,863548
Poland41:9,502,187181,606
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Tajikistan41:2,096,6737,416
Japan31:42,614,76459,022
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
Serbia31:2,381,64930,913
Azerbaijan21:4,824,56142,415
Bahamas21:195,8761,708
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Iceland21:190,0456,825
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Slovakia21:2,668,225118,680
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Vietnam21:46,323,0275,235
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Barbados11:287,4482,772
British Virgin Islands11:31,5941,029
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Djibouti11:914,9321,612
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Eritrea11:4,751,901911
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Kyrgyzstan11:5,972,65499,197
Latvia11:2,050,04660,295
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Mali11:16,969,0354,067
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Mongolia11:2,825,28917,010
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Puerto Rico11:3,550,1399,109
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Suriname11:552,6169,664
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Khalifa (155,016) may also be a first name.

Khalifa Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Khalifa or Khalifah is a name or title which means "successor" or "steward". It most commonly refers to the leader of a Caliphate, but is also used as a title among various Islamic religious groups and orders. Khalifa is sometimes also pronounced as "kalifa".

- tariq91

Khalifa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Khalifa (Arabic: خاليفه, Bengali: খলিফা, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪ, Hindi: खलीफा, Marathi: खलीफा, Oriya: ଖଲିଫା, Russian: Халифа) occurs more in Egypt more than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Khalifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,093rd most prevalent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 14,873 people. Khalifa is primarily found in Africa, where 62 percent of Khalifa are found; 59 percent are found in North Africa and 57 percent are found in Arabic North Africa. Khalifa is also the 6,772nd most frequently held first name on earth It is held by 155,016 people.

It is most commonly used in Egypt, where it is carried by 138,108 people, or 1 in 666. Not including Egypt Khalifa occurs in 128 countries. It is also found in Sudan, where 19 percent live and Iraq, where 11 percent live.

Khalifa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is primarily Muslim (80%) in Kenya, Shiite (61%) in Lebanon and Muslim (94%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Khalifa last name are 9.59% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 62.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Khalifa earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 85.06% less than the national average, earning €4,487 per year; in South Africa they earn 29% less than the national average, earning R 168,732 per year; in United States they earn 14.05% more than the national average, earning $49,210 USD per year and in Canada they earn 6.57% more than the national average, earning $52,949 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalifah938,585/
Khaliefa93334/
Khalifaa93217/
Khaleifa93205/
Khaliffa93194/
Khalaifa93129/
Khaelifa9329/
Khalifai9312/
Khallifa937/
Kkhalifa936/
Kahalifa935/
Khalifay934/
Khalifha933/
Khaalifa933/
Khailifa932/
Khaliufa931/
Khaluifa931/
Kh'alifa931/
Khalifaj931/
Khalifaz931/
Khahlifa931/
Kalifa9218,612/
Halifa9214,438/
Khalaifat88103/
Kahalifah887/
Khaliffah882/
Khalaifah881/
Kahallifa881/
Khaleifah881/
Khaliefah881/
Khelifa8637,898/
Khalefa8613,513/
Khalifi868,599/
Khalife865,965/
Halifah862,041/
Kholifa861,422/
Kahlifa86340/
Kalifah86134/
Halifat86120/
Khalifo8693/
Khalifé8656/
Khalify8634/
Chalifa8620/
Kaliffa8614/
Kallifa8614/
Khalyfa8613/
Kehlifa864/
Kaleifa864/
Khalifj863/
Kaalifa863/
Hkalifa862/
Jhalifa861/
Kalifaa861/
Halifha861/
Haalifa861/
Khallaifah821/
Kholifah8034,514/
Khalifeh807,947/
Khalipha803,118/
Khaleefa801,001/
Khalefah80595/
Chalifah80443/
Khelaifa80438/
Khalifoh80166/
Khalifey8097/
Khalifie8025/
Kalifahe8011/
Haulifah807/
Khalifou806/
Khalufah806/
Kahalife803/
Kahlifah803/
Khalayfa803/
Khellifa803/
Khallifi802/
Khalifei802/
Khaliffi802/
Khaleife801/
Khalifee801/
Khallife801/
Kaliefah801/
Kalifaya801/
Kheliffa801/
Khoulifa801/
Kkhelifa801/
Khalaifi801/
Khalifes801/
Kkhalife801/
Kkhalifi801/
Chalifau801/
Khalifer801/
Hkhelifa801/
Kheilifa801/
Kahalifi801/
Khalefaa801/
Khalefea801/
Hallifas800/
Chaliffa800/
Kelifa7716,846/
Kalife77802/
Kalefa77800/
Holifa77527/
Califa77253/
Jalifa7777/
Kalifo7735/
Kalify7732/
Kolifa7731/
Kalifi7727/
Kalufa7711/
Kalyfa7711/
Halefa778/
Qalifa774/
Halifo772/
Khalayfah751,348/
Khaliphai75285/
Khaliphau75208/
Khaliphay75124/
Khaliphah7522/
Khoilifah7520/
Khaliphaj7520/
Khalaifeh7519/
Kholaifah757/
Khaliphad756/
Kholiofah755/
Chalifaux753/
Khalifych751/
Kholaifat751/
Khalifieh751/
Khallefah751/
Khalleifi751/
Khoulaifa751/
Kahalipha751/
Chalifeau750/
Holifah715,258/
Kolifah712,075/
Cholifa71712/
Khalefi71544/
Khalefo71354/
Kalefah71201/
Kalipha71157/
Halipha7190/
Kalifeh7179/
Kalifou7145/
Khaliphaai7145/
Califfa7141/
Halivah7141/
Kolifai7130/
Jaliffa7130/
Kalifoi7124/
Kholifi7123/
Kalivah7123/
Koulifa7123/
Halifou7114/
Kholifahhj7113/
Califas7111/
Kalifey7110/
Kaleefa719/
Haleefa719/
Khalyfe718/
Khalefe717/
Khelefa714/
Hkalefa714/
Kalyfat714/
Kahlefa714/
Kholify714/
Kallefa713/
Kolifay713/
Kalifih712/
Kalefad712/
Kaliffi712/
Kaliffe712/
Kkelifa712/
Khaliphaud711/
Califea711/
Kahlife711/
Kalifhe711/
Challifaux711/
Holaifa711/
Kailefa711/
Hkelifa711/
Kahlifi711/
Kolaifa711/
Khaliphajh711/
Khaliphauh711/
Keilifa711/
Kaulefa711/
Kaleyfa711/
Kaleffa711/
Koolifa711/
Koliofa711/
Halefay711/
Kalifiy711/
Callifa711/
Kgalefa711/
Kgalifi711/
Keelifa711/
Kallify711/
Khalleefah711/
Khalyfy711/
Kholefa711/
Chalifeaux710/
Califat710/
Cholifah6715,606/
Chalipha67138/
Khaliphy67136/
Kholivah6767/
Qholifah6746/
Chalyfas6734/
Khaliphi6726/
Khaliphe6723/
Khaleefo6723/
Khalepha6718/
Khalefeh6716/
Khoulifi6715/
Kalifoot6711/
Kholifih6710/
Kholeefa6710/
Halidfou6710/
Khalefie6710/
Hoilifah677/
Kalliefe677/
Khallefi676/
Cholifat675/
Hatlipha674/
Chalifou673/
Khelifei672/
Kalifeed672/
Kholipha672/
Kolifath671/
Holidfay671/
Hallifey671/
Khaleffe671/
Khalupha671/
Kollifas671/
Kholaifi671/
Khaleefe671/
Hkaleefa671/
Khalipho671/
Khelayfa671/
Kaliffer671/
Haslyfah671/
Kkhalyfe671/

Khalifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khalifa in the Bengali language
খলিফাkhalipha-
Khalifa in the Marathi language
खलीफाkhalipha87.41
खािलफाkhailapha4.04
खालीफाkhalipha3.8
िखलफाikhalapha1.6
खलीलkhalila0.88
खालीकkhalika0.24
खलीपाkhalipa0.24
खािलकाkhailaka0.16
खळीफाkhalipha0.16
खलीफkhalipha0.12
हनीफ़hanifa0.08
शेखलालsekhalala0.08
खाळीफाkhalipha0.08
हलीमाhalima0.08
कलीमkalima0.08
खलीमाkhalima0.08
खािलदkhailada0.08
खालीदkhalida0.08
खािलबkhailaba0.04
खालीदाkhalida0.04
Khalifa in the Hindi language
खलीफाkhalipha85.38
खलिफाkhalipha10.53
खालिफाkhalipha1.75
खालीफाkhalipha1.17
खालिफ़ाkhalifa0.58
खलीफ़ाkhalifa0.29
बेहलीमbehalima0.29
Khalifa in the Oriya language
ଖଲିଫାkhalipha75
ଖାଲିଫାkhalipha25
Khalifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪkhlyfh32.4
ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﻪalkhlyfh24.25
ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪakhlyfh11.8
ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﺔalkhlyft7.51
ﺍﻟﺨﻠﻴﻒalkhlyf4.29
ﺧﻠﻴﻔﺎkhlyfa3.86
ﺧﻠﻴﻒkhlyf3
ﺧﻠﻴﻔﺔkhlyft3
ﺧﺎﻟﻴﻔﺎkhalyfa2.15
ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻒakhlyf1.93
ﺃﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪakhlyfh1.72
ﻟﺨﻠﻴﻒlkhlyf0.86
ﺧﺎﻟﻴﻒkhalyf0.64
ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻔﺔakhlyft0.64
ﺍﻟﺨﺎﻟﻴﻔﺔalkhalyft0.21
ﻛﺎﻟﻴﻔﺎkalyfa0.21
ﺍﻟﺨﺎﻟﻴﻒalkhalyf0.21
ﺃﺧﻠﻴﻒakhlyf0.21
ﺧﻠﻴﻪkhlyh0.21
ﺧﺎﻟﻴﻔﻪkhalyfh0.21
ﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﻪlkhlyfh0.21
ﻟﺨﻠﻴﻔﺔlkhlyft0.21
ﺍﻟﺨﺎﻟﻴﻔﻪalkhalyfh0.21
Khalifa in the Russian language
Халифаhalifa-
Khalifa in the Arabic language
خاليفهkhalyfh-
خليفةkhlyft-
خليفهkhlyfh-

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