Khelfa Surname

119,095th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,861 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Khelfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khelfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3,3131:11,6612,047
France3261:203,75131,680
Egypt1221:753,57238,342
United States271:13,424,405494,117
Denmark171:332,04223,714
Tunisia161:38,1645,464
Canada151:2,456,373146,130
Burkina Faso51:3,670,42019,318
England51:11,143,612252,590
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

Khelfa (236) may also be a first name.

Khelfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Khelfa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻠﻒ) is most common in Algeria. It can be found as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Khelfa? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 119,095th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,887,476 people. The last name Khelfa is predominantly found in Africa, where 90 percent of Khelfa are found; 89 percent are found in North Africa and 86 percent are found in Mahgreb. It is also the 583,008th most frequently held forename worldwide, held by 236 people.

The surname Khelfa is most frequently held in Algeria, where it is borne by 3,313 people, or 1 in 11,661. In Algeria it is primarily found in: Batna Province, where 18 percent are found, Tiaret Province, where 17 percent are found and Algiers Province, where 11 percent are found. Other than Algeria this surname occurs in 15 countries. It is also common in France, where 8 percent are found and Egypt, where 3 percent are found.

Khelfa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Khelfa surname are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Khelfa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 5.04% less than the national average, earning $40,975 USD per year and in Canada they earn 26.72% less than the national average, earning $36,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khellfa922/
Khelfah921/
Helfa9160/
Khelfaia862/
Khelfaya861/
Khalfa837,276/
Khelfi834,525/
Khlefa831,173/
Helfat8335/
Kholfa836/
Khilfa834/
Chelfa832/
Helvfa831/
Helfaz831/
Kahlfa831/
Chelfat77224/
Khalfay77151/
Khalfai77100/
Khilfah7721/
Helfhat7716/
Khalfah7712/
Kholfah779/
Khailfa778/
Chealfa774/
Khellfi772/
Khalfea771/
Helfaut771/
Khallfa771/
Khelfhi771/
Kholfai771/
Helfaud771/
Khelpha771/
Kholffa771/
Khelffi771/
Helfast770/
Helfatt770/
Kalfa735,992/
Klefa73115/
Kolfa7312/
Jelfa7312/
Hilfa7311/
Gelfa731/
Hellfach7128/
Kechelfi714/
Khealfeh711/
Kallfa6799/
Gkalfa6731/
Khlefo6727/
Hilfah6723/
Kalfai6719/
Kalfau679/
Kalfah678/
Khlefi676/
Khalfo672/
Helfey672/
Kailfa671/
Hkalfa671/
Gkolfa671/
Kolfai671/
Kalfay671/
Hailfa671/
Chelfo671/
Khilfi671/

Khelfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khelfa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺧﻠﻒkhlf-

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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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  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khelfa
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