Khalifah Surname

58,809th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,585 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Saudi Arabia

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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Khalifah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia4,9291:6,260863
Indonesia1,6481:80,2488,503
Egypt7631:120,4929,804
Iraq3511:99,7773,004
Palestine2591:17,5632,948
Jordan1081:81,8746,450
United States981:3,698,561204,970
Kuwait961:39,5914,718
Malaysia731:404,03021,053
Iran711:1,081,44448,589
United Arab Emirates311:295,55719,854
England301:1,857,26974,552
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Qatar191:124,10514,725
Nigeria161:11,071,422210,388
Pakistan141:12,760,27855,960
Oman61:614,6626,082
Chile51:3,523,29539,650
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Syria31:6,433,67416,197
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

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.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Kahalifah947/
Khaliffah942/
Khalaifah941/
Khaleifah941/
Khaliefah941/
Khalifa93490,001/
Kalifah93134/
Khallaifah891/
Kholifah8834,514/
Khalefah88595/
Khaliefa88334/
Khalifaa88217/
Khaleifa88205/
Khaliffa88194/
Khalifoh88166/
Khalaifa88129/
Khaelifa8829/
Khalifai8812/
Kalifahe8811/
Khallifa887/
Kkhalifa886/
Khalufah886/
Kahalifa885/
Khalifay884/
Khalifha883/
Kahlifah883/
Khaalifa883/
Khailifa882/
Khaliufa881/
Khaluifa881/
Kh'alifa881/
Kaliefah881/
Khalifaj881/
Khalifaz881/
Khahlifa881/
Kalifa8618,612/
Khalayfah821,348/
Khalaifat82103/
Khaliphah8222/
Khoilifah8220/
Kholaifah827/
Kholiofah825/
Kahallifa821/
Khallefah821/
Khelifa8037,898/
Khalefa8013,513/
Kolifah802,075/
Kholifa801,422/
Kahlifa80340/
Kalefah80201/
Khalifo8093/
Kalivah8023/
Kaliffa8014/
Kallifa8014/
Khalyfa8013/
Kehlifa804/
Kaleifa804/
Kaalifa803/
Hkalifa802/
Kalifaa801/
Kholifahhj7813/
Khaliphajh781/
Khaliphauh781/
Khalleefah781/
Khalipha753,118/
Khaleefa751,001/
Khelaifa75438/
Khalifey7597/
Kholivah7567/
Qholifah7546/
Khalifou756/
Khalayfa753/
Khellifa753/
Khalifei752/
Kolifath751/
Kheliffa751/
Khoulifa751/
Kkhelifa751/
Hkhelifa751/
Khalipho751/
Kheilifa751/
Khalefaa751/
Khalefea751/
Kelifa7116,846/
Kalefa71800/
Khaliphai71285/
Califa71253/
Khaliphau71208/
Khaliphay71124/
Kalifo7135/
Kolifa7131/
Khaliphaj7120/
Kalufa7111/
Kalyfa7111/
Khaliphad716/
Qalifa714/
Kholaifat711/
Khoulaifa711/
Kahalipha711/
Khaliphahaph704/
Khalefo67354/
Kalipha67157/
Qolifah67145/
Kalifou6745/
Khaliphaai6745/
Califfa6741/
Colifah6734/
Kolifai6730/
Kalifoi6724/
Koulifa6723/
Kalevah6715/
Califas6711/
Kalifey6710/
Kolivah6710/
Kaleefa679/
Khelefa674/
Hkalefa674/
Kalyfat674/
Kahlefa674/
Kallefa673/
Kolifay673/
Kalefad672/
Kkelifa672/
Khaliphaud671/
Califea671/
Kailefa671/
Kelefah671/
Hkelifa671/
Kolaifa671/
Keilifa671/
Kaulefa671/
Kaleyfa671/
Kaleffa671/
Kalipho671/
Koolifa671/
Koliofa671/
Callifa671/
Kgalefa671/
Keelifa671/
Kholefa671/
Califat670/

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