Khalifeh Surname

63,077th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7,947 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Bahrain

Khalifeh 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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Khalifeh Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran5,1201:14,9971,972
Saudi Arabia1,2721:24,2583,358
Syria5451:35,4152,179
United States2641:1,372,95195,166
United Arab Emirates1051:87,2607,931
Bahrain1031:13,0932,472
Jordan1031:85,8496,588
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Qatar531:44,4914,459
Canada381:969,62173,252
England381:1,466,26563,675
Sweden321:307,71121,451
Austria301:283,84832,444
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Germany261:3,096,364143,912
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Brazil161:13,379,646256,605
Norway131:395,56035,657
Tunisia91:67,8478,246
Thailand91:7,848,705447,191
Lebanon81:704,63514,756
New Zealand81:566,04034,598
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Oman41:921,9937,313
France31:22,140,907385,998
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
China21:683,660,78330,601
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
South Korea21:25,620,1284,175
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Mali11:16,969,0354,067

Khalifeh (38) may also be a first name.

Khalifeh 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

Khalifeh Last Name Facts

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

Khalifeh is more frequently found in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Khalifeh? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 63,077th most prevalent surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 917,018 people. The last name Khalifeh is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Khalifeh reside; 64 percent reside in South Asia and 64 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 38 people.

The surname Khalifeh is most frequent in Iran, where it is carried by 5,120 people, or 1 in 14,997. In Iran Khalifeh is mostly found in: Tehran Province, where 17 percent are found, Bushehr Province, where 11 percent are found and West Azerbaijan Province, where 9 percent are found. Barring Iran this surname is found in 46 countries. It is also found in Saudi Arabia, where 16 percent are found and Syria, where 7 percent are found.

Khalifeh Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Khalifeh surname are 4.55% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 57.78% registered with the political party.

The amount Khalifeh earn in different countries varies greatly. In Norway they earn 39.82% less than the national average, earning 208,264 kr per year; in United States they earn 12.19% more than the national average, earning $48,410 USD per year and in Canada they earn 35.74% more than the national average, earning $67,438 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khalaifeh9419/
Khalifieh941/
Khalife935,965/
Kalifeh9379/
Khalifey8897/
Khalifie8825/
Khalefeh8816/
Khalifha883/
Kahalife883/
Khalifei882/
Khaleife881/
Khalifee881/
Khallife881/
Khalifes881/
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Khalifer881/
Kalife86802/
Kahleifeh824/
Khalifych821/
Khaleafeh821/
Khalifa80490,001/
Khalifi808,599/
Khalifé8056/
Khalify8034/
Khelife8012/
Kalifey8010/
Khalyfe808/
Khalefe807/
Khalifj803/
Kalifih802/
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Kaliffe802/
Kahlife801/
Kalifhe801/
Kolifeh801/
Khalipha753,118/
Khaliefa75334/
Khalifaa75217/
Khaleifa75205/
Khaliffa75194/
Khaliphy75136/
Khalaifa75129/
Khaliphi7526/
Khaliphe7523/
Khalepha7518/
Khalifai7512/
Kholifih7510/
Khalefie7510/
Khallifa757/
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Khalifay754/
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Khelifei752/
Khailifa752/
Khallifi752/
Kalifeed752/
Khaliffi752/
Khaluifa751/
Kh'alifa751/
Khaleffe751/
Khalaifi751/
Khalifaj751/
Kkhalifi751/
Khaleefe751/
Kahalifi751/
Kaliffer751/
Kkhalyfe751/
Khalefea751/
Khahlifa751/
Kalifa7118,612/
Khaliphai71285/
Calife71196/
Khaliphay71124/
Kalefe7140/
Kalify7132/
Kalifi7127/
Khaliphaj7120/
Kelife7114/
Kalufe712/
Khaleepha711/
Kolife711/
Kahallifa711/
Khalleifi711/
Kahalipha711/
Kkhalyfer711/
Khelifi6737,123/
Khalefa6713,513/
Kholifa671,422/
Khalefi67544/
Kalipha67157/
Khaliphaai6745/
Califer6725/
Kalifoi6724/
Kholifi6723/
Kaliffa6714/
Kallifa6714/
Kholifahhj6713/
Khalyfa6713/
Califfe677/
Qualife676/
Califet674/
Kaleifa674/
Kholify674/
Kaalifa673/
Kaliffi672/
Hkalifa672/
Kehlifi672/
Califea671/
Califee671/
Kahlifi671/
Khaliphajh671/
Khelify671/
Califes671/
Kalifaa671/
Kalifiy671/
Kgalifi671/
Kallify671/
Khalyfy671/

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