Zulkifli Surname
Approximately 18,617 people bear this surname
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.
Read More About This SurnameZulkifli Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 8,706 | 1:3,388 | 510 |
| Indonesia | 8,686 | 1:15,226 | 1,901 |
| Saudi Arabia | 557 | 1:55,396 | 7,891 |
| Singapore | 188 | 1:29,296 | 1,115 |
| Brunei | 139 | 1:3,012 | 515 |
| Nigeria | 104 | 1:1,703,296 | 62,619 |
| Thailand | 42 | 1:1,681,865 | 216,672 |
| United Arab Emirates | 39 | 1:234,930 | 15,673 |
| United States | 29 | 1:12,498,584 | 473,286 |
| England | 21 | 1:2,653,241 | 94,788 |
| Australia | 20 | 1:1,349,785 | 70,688 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Ireland | 14 | 1:336,353 | 12,021 |
| Switzerland | 6 | 1:1,368,819 | 77,571 |
| Norway | 6 | 1:857,048 | 55,549 |
| Denmark | 6 | 1:940,786 | 47,603 |
| Philippines | 4 | 1:25,309,556 | 279,062 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Japan | 2 | 1:63,922,146 | 62,827 |
| North Macedonia | 2 | 1:1,050,736 | 26,362 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1:38,910,711 | 171,901 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1:20,808,560 | 18,521 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Cambodia | 1 | 1:15,487,146 | 14,824 |
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_akmalhishamZulkifli Demographics
Average Zulkifli Salary in
United States
$44,306 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
Zulkifli Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Zulkifli in the Russian language | ||
| Зулкифли | zulkifli | - |
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