Family name كليفا (Klifa 
, كليفا) , all over the world, is quite a rare cognomen. The cognomen كليفا is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Tunisia, where it is quite a rare surname, Libya, and Algeria, where it is a rare surname. Not in comparison with a country's population, it is commonest in Northern Africa, particularly Tunisia, Algeria, and Egypt. Much less frequently, كليفا is the forename as well as the last name.