Qalafah Surname
Approximately 18 people bear this surname
Qalafah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Syria | 16 | 1:1,206,314 | 7,138 |
| Yemen | 2 | 1:13,212,647 | 40,633 |
Qalafah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Qalafah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Qalafah is found most frequently in Syria. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Qalafah? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,649,889th most frequently held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 404,863,662 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 100 percent of Qalafah are found; 100 percent are found in West Asia and 89 percent are found in Levant.
The surname is most widespread in Syria, where it is carried by 16 people, or 1 in 1,206,314. In Syria Qalafah is primarily concentrated in: Homs Governorate, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Syria this last name is found in one country. It is also found in Yemen, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Qahlafah | 93 | 1 | / |
| Qalafat | 86 | 4 | / |
| Khalafah | 80 | 2,309 | / |
| Kalafa | 77 | 357 | / |
| Calafa | 77 | 42 | / |
| Khalayfah | 75 | 1,348 | / |
| Kalafatch | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khalaifah | 75 | 1 | / |
| Calafat | 71 | 1,533 | / |
| Khalafa | 71 | 1,351 | / |
| Kalefah | 71 | 201 | / |
| Callafa | 71 | 70 | / |
| Kalavah | 71 | 10 | / |
| Kaelafa | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kalaafa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Kalafad | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kaliafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kallafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaalafa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Calaffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalaffa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khallaifah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalafas | 71 | 1 | / |
| Qaleefa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khalefah | 67 | 595 | / |
| Khalaifa | 67 | 129 | / |
| Kaliafas | 67 | 23 | / |
| Khaliafa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kalliafa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khalayfa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kalafats | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khalofah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caleafat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kahlafat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Calafatt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Caliaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalafha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Gqalapha | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Qalafah
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