Family name خليفة (Khalifa 
, Kalifa , Khelifa 
, along with others...) , in all the world, is a widespread cognomen. The last name خليفة is characteristic of Bahrain, where it is a widespread surname, Lebanon, where it is a common surname, and Egypt (explore the name in all countries). Measured by absolute frequency, it is the most numerous in Egypt, India, and Algeria. Very seldom, خليفة is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Kalifa, Khalifa, Khalefa | Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, India, Lebanon |
| Khelifa | Egypt, Algeria, Sudan, India, Tunisia |
| Khalife | United Arab Emirates, Egypt, India, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon |
| Khalifeh | Egypt, Sudan, Saudi Arabia, Lebanon, Bahrain |
| خليفة | Turkey |
| خليفة بن محمد آل خليفة Bahraini theologian (1708-1783), BH (b. 1708) |
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| أحمد بن محمد آل خليفة King of Bahrain, BH (b. 1725) |
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عيسى بن علي آل خليفة Hakim of Bahrain, BH (b. 1848) |
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حمد بن عيسى بن علي آل خليفة Ruler of Bahrain, BH (b. 1872) |
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| محمد بن خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة Bahraini monarch, BH (b. 1842) |
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سلمان بن حمد آل خليفة Ruler of Bahrain, BH (b. 1894) |
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عبد الكريم خليفة Jordanian literary scholar, JO (b. 1924) |
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| عبد الله بن عيسى آل خليفة politician, BH (b. 1883) |
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أحمد سامى خليفة Egyptian pediatric hematologist/oncologist, EG (b. 1933) |
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خليفة بن سلمان آل خليفة Prime Minister of Bahrain, BH (b. 1935) |
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عيسى بن راشد آل خليفة Bahraini poet, BH (b. 1938) |
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خليفة بن أحمد آل خليفة Bahraini soldier, BH (b. 1946) |
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حمد بن عيسى آل خليفة King of Bahrain since 2002 and Emir from 1999 to 2002, BH (b. 1950) |
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مارسيل خليفة Lebanese musician, LB (b. 1950) |
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| علي بن عبد الله آل خليفة Bahraini politician, BH (b. 1901) |
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