Khalifi

surname · Latin script

Recorded for both men and women· direction only, no split published

Khalifi is a surname written in the Latin script, with more bearers in Morocco than in any other country.

rarermore common
  • MAMorocco≈1 in 11K(inferred from the name graph)
  • TNTunisia≈1 in 33K
  • IQIraq≈1 in 109K

carrying the name, as counted by its national register where one exists and as Mondonomo estimates it elsewhere (marked ≈ and "est." on hover). One hue, darker where it is more common; hover a country for its figure.

Morocco (inferred from the name graph)

≈3,300 people, est.

Sources
49 (measured from records)

Highest-authority source

≈1 in 11K (inferred from the name graph)

Morocco, est.

measured from records inferred from the name graph

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Meaning & origin

No verified etymology recorded for this name yet — the entries below are drawn from usage statistics and the name graph.

Where in the world(measured from records)

Khalifi counted together with the spellings and other-language forms grouped with it. Where a register counted another spelling, the row names it.

Sorted by bearers: national registers' counts, and Mondonomo's estimates (≈, est.) where no register counts.

Where Khalifi is recorded, by country
CountryMost common spellingSources
MA Morocco#641≈3,300 est.≈1 in 11K—Khalifi49
FR France—≈380 est.≈1 in 179K26—1
TN Tunisia—≈360 est.≈1 in 33K—Khalifi11
IQ Iraq—≈360 est.≈1 in 109K—Khalifi3
DZ Algeria—≈300 est.≈1 in 144KlistedKhalifi7
ES Spain—2131 in 235K213Khalifi44
SA Saudi Arabia—≈200 est.≈1 in 174K—Khalifi13

Exact figures are national registers' own counts, while figures marked ≈ and est. are Mondonomo’s estimates, counted from our sources and calibrated against those registers; hover one for how far to trust it in that country. A dash means neither exists.

Registers cited: INE — Padrón per-token widgets (current living counts, given + apellidos); INE — Apellidos más frecuentes (Padrón Municipal); INSEE — Fichier des noms de famille (1891–2000). Figures without a register are Mondonomo estimates; see Methodology.

Country figures for a list of names, at full precision, are available under licence rather than by scraping this table (how that works).

Other names spelled this way(inferred from the name graph)

Khalifi is also recorded as 6 other names, grouped separately because the records behind them do not connect to the one described above.

  • French surname5 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in France, Belgium, Morocco

    Also written Khälïfï, Khàlïfi, Khâlifi

  • Spanish surname4 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Spain, Brazil, Morocco, Argentina

    Languages: Spanish, Portuguese

    Also written Khälïfï, Khàlîfî

  • Indonesian surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Indonesia, Morocco, Spain, Italy

    Also written Khàlifi

  • English surname7 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Germany, United States, Belgium, Spain

    Languages: English, German, Dutch

    Also written Khàlifi, Khalīfī

  • a separate name3 spellings in the group

    Also written Khālifī, Khalīfī

  • Ukrainian surname3 spellings in the group

    Most recorded in Ukraine

    Languages: Ukrainian, Russian

    Also written Кхаліфі

25 further groups record this spelling and are not listed here.

Grouping is the name graph's, not a register's: two spellings join a group when the evidence links them, so a group is a claim about the records rather than about the people.

Evidence(measured from records)

Attested in 10 sources across 8 countries.

Reference works 1

  • Nederlandse FamilienamenBank (Dutch surname bank; ex-Meertens Instituut, now CBG)2007

These works list the name; their figures are licensed and are not reproduced here.

Register rows as of the 2026-10-09 data build.

Frequently asked questions

In which country does Khalifi have the most bearers?
Mondonomo estimates about 3.3 thousand people named Khalifi in Morocco, more than in any other country we hold, where it is most often spelled khalifi.
How common is the name Khalifi?
In Spain, the national register counted 213 people named Khalifi, about 1 in 235 thousand residents.
How common is Khalifi compared with other names?
In Morocco, Khalifi is the 641st most common surname of 211,124 surnames recorded there.

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About this data

measured from records inferred from the name graph machine-generated

These figures come from the data snapshot of and will change as it is rebuilt.

Statistics are aggregated from the Mondonomo name corpus; related names and etymology are inferred from the name graph; pronunciation and any machine-marked transliterations are model-generated. Read how the numbers are made, including their known failure modes, and where the data comes from.

Reference works we consult — surname dictionaries, official name registers, Wikidata and Wiktionary — are named directly, beside the claims they support. The per-country source counts also include datasets of person records: we publish how many there are and their authority tier, but not their names.

Cite this page Mondonomo, “Khalifi” — the 641st most common surname in Morocco. Data snapshot 2026-10-10.

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