Khleifa Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mauritania
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Khleifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Khleifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mauritania101:409,48616,302
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422

Khleifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Khleifa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪ) is found in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Khleifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Khleifa is the 5,812,366th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Khleifa are found; 91 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Mauritania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania Khleifa is mostly concentrated in: Tagant Region, where 60 percent reside, Adrar Region, where 10 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 10 percent reside. Not including Mauritania Khleifa exists in one country. It is also found in Algeria, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Khleifat93597/
Khlifa925,387/
Khlefa921,173/
Khlifah86203/
Khlaifa86171/
Kh'lifa8678/
Khleifi8618/
Khlefat8617/
Khliefa8611/
Khliffa869/
Khlifaa866/
Khl'ifa861/
Khleife861/
Khlifha861/
Klifa83169/
Klefa83115/
Khlaifat80114/
Kh'liffa806/
Kh'leifi804/
Kehelifa801/
Khlifi774,792/
Khlafa77571/
Kliafa77139/
Khlefo7727/
Khlife7724/
Klifah7716/
Klefaß776/
Klifas776/
Khlefi776/
Khlifo775/
Klefaś772/
Kleife772/
Khlifé771/
Hlifat771/
Klyefa771/
Chlifa771/
Khlaifi7193/
Khlipha7140/
Chlifah7112/
Klefasz7111/
Kleefaß717/
Khlaify714/
Khlifou713/
Khleyfi712/
Kh'life712/
Chllifa711/
Chlefah711/
Khlifey711/
Hk'lifa711/
Khlifis711/
Gkliofa711/
Khlayfa711/
Khliefi711/
Kellifa711/
Khlifer711/
Khliffi711/
Khllifi711/
Klifhas711/
Kliofah711/
Kledfas711/
Kleufas711/
Khlifet711/
Khlaipha67369/
Hlafa6762/
Klifi6728/
Kleefass6727/
Klife673/
Klafa672/
Clefa672/
Klefe672/
Klefi672/
Kleioufi671/
Klifo671/
Klefo671/
Kleyofaa671/
Khleepha671/
K'Leifit671/

Khleifa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Khleifa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻔﻪakhlyfh50
ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻒakhlyf37.5
ﺧﻠﻴﻒkhlyf12.5

Search for Another Surname

The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data

By signing up to the mailing list you will only receive emails specifically about name reference on Forebears and your information will not be distributed to 3rd parties.

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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • 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 Khleifa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis