Zulkifli Surname

28,845th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,617 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Malaysia
Highest density in:
Brunei

Zulkifli Surname User-submission:

This is the name of an Islamic prophet mentioned twice in the Koran, in Sura 21 (Al-Anbiya) and Sura 38 (Sad). The original Arabic way of writing it is (ذو الكفل), Dhul-Kifl meaning 'one who possesses a double portion'. In the Islamic world, this name is most prevalent in the Malay-speaking communities of Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei.

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Zulkifli Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Malaysia8,7061:3,388510
Indonesia8,6861:15,2261,901
Saudi Arabia5571:55,3967,891
Singapore1881:29,2961,115
Brunei1391:3,012515
Nigeria1041:1,703,29662,619
Thailand421:1,681,865216,672
United Arab Emirates391:234,93015,673
United States291:12,498,584473,286
England211:2,653,24194,788
Australia201:1,349,78570,688
Qatar161:147,37516,023
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Norway61:857,04855,549
Denmark61:940,78647,603
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
France31:22,140,907385,998
Japan21:63,922,14662,827
North Macedonia21:1,050,73626,362
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824

Zulkifli (109,345) may also be a first name.

Zulkifli Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This is the name of an Islamic prophet mentioned twice in the Koran, in Sura 21 (Al-Anbiya) and Sura 38 (Sad). The original Arabic way of writing it is (ذو الكفل), Dhul-Kifl meaning 'one who possesses a double portion'. In the Islamic world, this name is most prevalent in the Malay-speaking communities of Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore and Brunei. It is commonly used as a first name as the Malay naming convention uses patronymics, so a Malay person with the surname Zulkifli simply has a father with Zulkifli as his first name.

- m_akmalhisham

Zulkifli Last Name Facts

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

The last name Zulkifli (Russian: Зулкифли) is borne by more people in Malaysia than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Zulkifli.

How Common Is The Last Name Zulkifli? popularity and diffusion

It is the 28,845th most common surname on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 391,446 people. The surname Zulkifli occurs predominantly in Asia, where 98 percent of Zulkifli live; 95 percent live in Southeast Asia and 94 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Zulkifli is also the 9,399th most frequently occurring first name world-wide It is held by 109,345 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Malaysia, where it is held by 8,706 people, or 1 in 3,388. In Malaysia Zulkifli is mostly concentrated in: Selangor, where 19 percent live, Kelantan, where 18 percent live and Terengganu, where 11 percent live. Excluding Malaysia this last name is found in 39 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 47 percent live and Saudi Arabia, where 3 percent live.

Zulkifli Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Zulkifli last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 75% registered to vote for the political party.

Zulkifli earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.68% more than the national average, earning $44,306 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dzulkifli94834/
Zulkiffli94114/
Zulkiflie9473/
Zoulkifli9435/
Zulkhifli9423/
Hzulkifli9419/
Zaulkifli947/
Zulkiflih946/
Zullkifli946/
Zulkiefli944/
Zuulkifli942/
Zulkiflei942/
Zulkiflii942/
Zulkiflli942/
Tzulkifli941/
Zuilkifli941/
Zzulkifli941/
Zuhlkifli941/
Dzulkiffli892/
Dzulkiflie892/
Zulkifflie891/
Dzulkiflii891/
Zulkefli881,306/
Zulkifly88917/
Zolkifli88295/
Zulkifle88294/
Julkifli88223/
Sulkifli88185/
Zulkufli8877/
Zulqifli8850/
Zulkifla881/
Zulkiflee82478/
Djulkifli82109/
Dzulkefli8272/
Zulkiflly8239/
Zulkiffly8239/
Zulkifley8224/
Zullqifli8223/
Julkiflih8213/
Zulkeffli8210/
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Zoelkifli827/
Zolkhifli827/
Zulkuffli826/
Zoolkifli825/
Zulkiffle825/
Zulkiflay825/
Zullkifle825/
Dzulkifle825/
Zaulkefli824/
Zolkiffli824/
Zulkeflli823/
Zulkeefli823/
Zulkefliy823/
Joulkifli821/
Zulkepfli821/
Zulkiflle821/
Zulkiphli821/
Zulkkefli821/
Zullkefli821/
Zolkiflei821/
Zolkiflie821/
Zaulkufli821/
Dzulkiflee7834/
Djoulkifli7819/
Zulkifilly787/
Zulkifflee787/
Zullkifley787/
Dzulkeffli784/
Zulkaiflee783/
Zulkeeflie782/
Zulkiffley781/
Zulkifllee781/
Zulkihffly781/
Dzulkeflie781/
Dzulkifley781/
Dzullkefli781/
Zolkefli75141/
Zulkefly75135/
Zulkefle7597/
Zulqifly7541/
Zolkifly7521/
Zolkifle7511/
Julqifli756/
Julkifle755/
Zulkufle754/
Zulcefli751/
Julkefli751/
Zulkeflee71100/
Zulkeffly7132/
Zolkiflee7113/
Zulkefley7112/
Zulkephli718/
Julkiflee717/
Zulkeflle714/
Zullkefle713/
Zollkefli713/
Zulkuflee713/
Sulkiflee712/
Zolkiffly712/
Joolkifli711/
Zulkeefle711/
Zulkeffle711/
Zulkefleh711/
Zulkkefle711/
Zulkuflay711/
Zulkyflee711/
Zolkeflie711/
Dzulkefle711/
Dzulkeflee672/
Djoulkefli671/
Zulkefelly671/
Zulkefflee671/
Zullkeflee671/
Dzulkeffly671/
Dzulkefley671/

Zulkifli Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Zulkifli in the Russian language
Зулкифлиzulkifli-

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