Qalif Surname

113,394th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,080 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somalia
Highest density in:
Somalia

Qalif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Qalif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somalia4,0681:3,307314
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
Sweden41:2,461,689157,534
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048

Qalif (1,286) may also be a first name.

Qalif Last Name Facts

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

Qalif has its highest incidence in Somalia. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Qalif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 113,394th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,786,163 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Qalif reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Cushitic Africa. Qalif is also the 219,765th most commonly used first name globally, held by 1,286 people.

This last name is most numerous in Somalia, where it is borne by 4,068 people, or 1 in 3,307. Beside Somalia this surname is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Somaliland, where 0 percent reside and Sweden, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Qaleif918/
Qhalif911/
Qaliff911/
Qaalif911/
Qualife836/
Kalif8016,598/
Qalib8010,007/
Calif80680/
Khalif73157,162/
Qaalib731,332/
Califf73850/
Kalife73802/
Kaliff73285/
Calife73196/
Caliof7396/
Callif7382/
Kalief7330/
Kallif7314/
Hkalif734/
Kahlif733/
Qualib733/
Qallib732/
Kalift732/
Kalipf731/
Calief731/
Kgalif731/
Qaleef731/
Caslif730/
Khalife675,965/
Khalifh67368/
Khaalif67295/
Catliff6770/
Khalief6740/
Khaliff6716/
Califfe677/
Khallif675/
Kaliffe672/
Kalifhe671/
Kalliff671/
Qualiph671/
Khalaif671/
Khaluif671/
Khaulif671/
Qualliv671/
Qualitv671/
Kahlife671/
Katliff671/
Calliff670/
Calieff670/
Causlif670/
Cauliff670/

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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
  • 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 Qalif
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