Worldwide, Xalifa (Халифа 
, Хамад , Xalifa 
) is a rare dominantly feminine, but seldom boy's first name. The forename Xalifa is habitual in Kazakhstan, where it is quite a rare predominantly girly, but scarcely male name, Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare dominantly feminine, but seldom male name, and Georgia, where it is a rare unisex name. Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Kazakhstan, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan. Likewise, Xalifa is the last name as well as the forename.