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) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Khleifa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 5,812,366th most widely held last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. Khleifa 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.

The surname is most frequently used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 409,486. In Mauritania Khleifa is most common in: Tagant Region, where 60 percent are found, Adrar Region, where 10 percent are found and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 10 percent are found. Barring Mauritania this surname occurs in one country. It also occurs in Algeria, where 9 percent are found.

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

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Khleifa
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