Khelifa Surname

14,700th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Khelifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khelifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria36,0471:1,07264
France1,1701:56,7727,557
Saudi Arabia2391:129,10417,726
Belgium851:135,25519,444
Tunisia791:7,7291,284
Spain501:935,04135,950
Canada441:837,40065,151
Mauritania321:127,9647,422
United States311:11,692,224454,091
England211:2,653,24194,788
Germany171:4,735,615183,652
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Estonia121:110,15019,471
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
Scotland81:669,22723,443
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Khélifa (12) are calculated separately.

Khelifa (41,070) may also be a first name.

Khelifa Last Name Facts

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

Khelifa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪ) is carried by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It may also appear as: Khélifa. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Khelifa? popularity and diffusion

The surname Khelifa is the 14,700th most widespread surname on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 192,294 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 95 percent of Khelifa live; 95 percent live in North Africa and 95 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 21,732nd most commonly occurring forename internationally, held by 41,070 people.

The last name is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 36,047 people, or 1 in 1,072. In Algeria Khelifa is mostly found in: Djelfa Province, where 17 percent reside, Oran Province, where 8 percent reside and Algiers Province, where 7 percent reside. Beside Algeria Khelifa is found in 39 countries. It is also common in France, where 3 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside.

Khelifa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Khelifa are 30.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 83.33% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Khelifa earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 6.26% less than the national average, earning $40,448 USD per year and in Canada they earn 30.15% less than the national average, earning $34,704 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khélifa9512/
Khelaifa93438/
Khaelifa9329/
Khelifat936/
Khellifa933/
Kheliffa931/
Khgelifa931/
Kkhelifa931/
Hkhelifa931/
Kheilifa931/
Kehelifa931/
Kelifa9216,846/
Helifa92422/
Khalifa86490,001/
Khelifi8637,123/
Kholifa861,422/
Kahlifa86340/
Khilifa8615/
Khelife8612/
Kehlifa864/
Chelifa864/
Khelefa864/
Kkelifa862/
Hkelifa861/
Keilifa861/
Khelify861/
Helaifa861/
Kelifat861/
Kielifa861/
Keelifa861/
Jhelifa861/
Helifah861/
Kholifah8034,514/
Khalifah808,585/
Khelifet80508/
Khaliefa80334/
Khalifaa80217/
Khaleifa80205/
Khaliffa80194/
Khalaifa80129/
Khelaifi8091/
Chelaifa8015/
Khalifai8012/
Kheliffi8011/
Khallifa807/
Khellifi807/
Kkhalifa806/
Kahalifa805/
Khalifay804/
Khalifha803/
Kahlifah803/
Khaalifa803/
Khelifei802/
Khailifa802/
Hellifas802/
Khilaifa801/
Khaliufa801/
Khaluifa801/
Kh'alifa801/
Kheliefi801/
Khalifaj801/
Kheleifi801/
Kheelifi801/
Khelayfa801/
Khelifer801/
Khelifui801/
Kheloifi801/
Khahlifa801/
Kalifa7718,612/
Kolifa7731/
Kilifa7726/
Kelefa7722/
Kelife7714/
Jelifa777/
Kelifi775/
Hilifa771/
Kélifa771/
Kelifo771/
Khoilifah7520/
Kholaifah757/
Kahalifah757/
Khaliffah752/
Khalaifah751/
Kelaihfea751/
Kahallifa751/
Khaleifah751/
Khaliefah751/
Kheliffij751/
Khellaifi751/
Khalefa7113,513/
Kolifah712,075/
Kalifah71134/
Khalifo7193/
Kolifai7130/
Khélifi7124/
Kiloifa7115/
Kaliffa7114/
Kallifa7114/
Kholifahhj7113/
Khilifi719/
Khelefi715/
Kelifet714/
Chilifa714/
Chelifi714/
Kaleifa714/
Kahlefa714/
Khilefa714/
Kolifay713/
Kaalifa713/
Kelifeh712/
Chelefa712/
Hkalifa712/
Kehlifi712/
Khallaifah711/
Celiffa711/
Kelefah711/
Khilife711/
Kolaifa711/
Khelefo711/
Kilaifa711/
Kalifaa711/
Kelifed711/
Kheljfi711/
Kholefa711/
Khalipha673,118/
Khaleefa671,001/
Khalefah67595/
Khalifoh67166/
Khalifey6797/
Kholivah6767/
Qholifah6746/
Kilifaya6739/
Helesfai6726/
Helesfay6711/
Kholeefa6710/
Hoilifah677/
Khalufah676/
Khalayfa673/
Kholipha672/
Khalifei672/
Khilyofa671/
Kaliefah671/
Khellèfé671/
Khilipha671/
Khilaifi671/
Chelayfa671/
Khalefaa671/
Khalefea671/

Khelifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khelifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪakhlyfh50
ﺃﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪakhlyfh20
ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻒakhlyf20
ﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪkhlyfh10

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