Around the world, Khalif (خليف 
, Khalif 
, Халиф 
) is quite a common masculine given name. The first name Khalif is characteristic of Somalia, where it is quite a rare male name, Syria, where it is quite a rare primarily boy's, but very infrequently female name, and Lebanon, where it is quite a rare masculine name. Not in comparison with a country's population, this name is the most popular in India, Somalia, and Saudi Arabia. Likewise, Khalif is the last name as well as the forename.
| khalif mumin tohow Somali politician, SO (b. 1950) |
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| khalif diouf Senegalese judoka (b. 1958) |
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| khalif isse mudan Puntland politician, SO |
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| khalif toombs college basketball player (2010–2013) South Carolina State |
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| khalif abdi omar politician in Somalia |
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| khalif ford college basketball player (2005–2006) Illinois State |
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| khalif bile researcher |
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| khalif battle American basketball player |
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| jama hassan khalif Somali politician |
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| khalif foster college basketball player (2009–2010) Robert Morris |
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| khalif ahmed ereg Minister of National Security |
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| khalif akbar Indonesian basketball player, ID (b. 1987) |
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| khalif farah hayir |
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| khalili khalif (b. 1997) |
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