Last name Xalifa (Халифа 
, Хамад , Xalifa 
) , worldwide, is a rare cognomen. The cognomen Xalifa is characteristic of Iraq, where it is a rare surname, Kyrgyzstan, and Georgia. Not in comparison with a country's population, the name is most common in Iraq, Russia, and Ukraine. Also, Xalifa is the forename as well as the last name.