Family name Jalifa (Jalifa 
, Халифа 
) , worldwide, is a rare surname. The family name Jalifa is characteristic of Kyrgyzstan, where it is a rare surname, Argentina, and Kazakhstan, where it is a very rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Argentina, Russia, and Kyrgyzstan. More frequently, Jalifa is the forename as well as the last name.