Zalif Surname

622,538th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Afghanistan
Highest density in:
Maldives

Zalif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Zalif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Afghanistan4351:73,9152,190
Maldives431:9,399753
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Pakistan31:59,547,962132,569
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
France11:66,422,722504,397
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Zalif (515) may also be a first name.

Zalif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zalif is carried by more people in Afghanistan than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Zalif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Zalif? popularity and diffusion

The surname Zalif is the 622,538th most numerous last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 14,782,040 people. The last name Zalif is predominantly found in Asia, where 98 percent of Zalif reside; 98 percent reside in South Asia and 98 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. Zalif is also the 372,418th most widespread first name throughout the world, borne by 515 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Afghanistan, where it is borne by 435 people, or 1 in 73,915. In Afghanistan Zalif is primarily concentrated in: Khost, where 33 percent live, Paktia, where 31 percent live and Paktika, where 23 percent live. Other than Afghanistan Zalif exists in 7 countries. It is also found in The Maldives, where 9 percent live and Algeria, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Zallif9123/
Zaalif912/
Zialif911/
Zealif910/
Salif803,523/
Calif80680/
Jalif80416/
Zalib8062/
Zaliv8039/
Zelif808/
Zalef802/
Zalifova771/
Califf73850/
Jalife73810/
Zeliff73388/
Jaliff73318/
Shalif73246/
Zaliev73219/
Chalif73117/
Callif7382/
Zaleef7323/
Zahlef7311/
Salife7310/
Zalaib738/
Jaalif737/
Saliff734/
Tzaliv733/
Zehlif733/
Sallif733/
Zoulif732/
Salief732/
Zailef731/
Szolif731/
Calief731/
Salaif731/
Tzolif731/
Zauliv731/
Jhalif731/
Zelief730/
Zhaliev67458/
Chaliff6755/
Jaliffe6735/
Rzaliev6729/
Sealife674/
Shaliff673/
Salliff671/
Jahlife671/
Challif671/
Dzaliev671/
Zagliev671/
Zaliova671/
Salichf671/
Jahlift671/
Shalief671/
Zeluiff670/
Sayliff670/
Jalliff670/
Calieff670/
Satliff670/
Cauliff670/
Satlife670/
Zauleff670/
Calliff670/

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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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  • 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 Zalif
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