Khalifah Surname
Approximately 8,585 people bear this surname
Khalifah 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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| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saudi Arabia | 4,929 | 1:6,260 | 863 |
| Indonesia | 1,648 | 1:80,248 | 8,503 |
| Egypt | 763 | 1:120,492 | 9,804 |
| Iraq | 351 | 1:99,777 | 3,004 |
| Palestine | 259 | 1:17,563 | 2,948 |
| Jordan | 108 | 1:81,874 | 6,450 |
| United States | 98 | 1:3,698,561 | 204,970 |
| Kuwait | 96 | 1:39,591 | 4,718 |
| Malaysia | 73 | 1:404,030 | 21,053 |
| Iran | 71 | 1:1,081,444 | 48,589 |
| United Arab Emirates | 31 | 1:295,557 | 19,854 |
| England | 30 | 1:1,857,269 | 74,552 |
| Sudan | 25 | 1:1,500,408 | 3,610 |
| Qatar | 19 | 1:124,105 | 14,725 |
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Pakistan | 14 | 1:12,760,278 | 55,960 |
| Oman | 6 | 1:614,662 | 6,082 |
| Chile | 5 | 1:3,523,295 | 39,650 |
| Canada | 5 | 1:7,369,118 | 289,406 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1:2,461,689 | 157,534 |
| Syria | 3 | 1:6,433,674 | 16,197 |
| Switzerland | 3 | 1:2,737,638 | 105,941 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Lebanon | 2 | 1:2,818,542 | 25,087 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1:5,748,322 | 130,559 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Tanzania | 1 | 1:52,941,613 | 123,716 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Zambia | 1 | 1:15,849,922 | 53,989 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Brunei | 1 | 1:418,731 | 3,893 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 1:1,348,608 | 10,432 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
Khalifah (5,199) may also be a first name.
Khalifah 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".
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Khalifah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khalifah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Khalifah occurs more in Saudi Arabia more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Khalifah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Khalifah is the 58,809th most prevalent surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 848,870 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 89 percent of Khalifah live; 68 percent live in West Asia and 59 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. It is also the 93,895th most widespread first name internationally. It is borne by 5,199 people.
This surname is most widely held in Saudi Arabia, where it is carried by 4,929 people, or 1 in 6,260. Besides Saudi Arabia this surname is found in 41 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 19 percent reside and Egypt, where 9 percent reside.
Khalifah Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Khalifah surname are 25.34% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 78.57% registered to vote for the political party.
Khalifah earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 12.03% less than the national average, earning $37,957 USD per year.
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