Explore the Family Name Khalife

The meaning of Khalife

Arabic (mainly Egypt and the Levant): variant of Khalifa. Bearers of this surname are both Muslims and Christians. As a Muslim surname it is also found in Iran, based on a Persian form of the Arabic personal name.

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How common is the last name Khalife in the United States?

Based on the Decennial U.S. Census data, the surname Khalife has seen an increase in popularity between 2000 and 2010. In 2000, it was ranked as the 77,222nd most common surname, but by 2010, it had risen to the 61,436th position—a growth of approximately 20.44%. The count of individuals with this surname also experienced a significant rise, growing from 231 in 2000 to 327 in 2010, marking an increase of 41.56%. Consequently, the proportion per 100k of the population also increased by 22.22%, moving from 0.09 to 0.11.

	2000	2010	Change
Rank	#77,222	#61,436	20.44%
Count	231	327	41.56%
Proportion per 100k	0.09	0.11	22.22%

Race and Ethnicity of people with the last name Khalife

In terms of ethnic identity, the Decennial U.S. Census data reveals that the Khalife surname is primarily associated with the white ethnicity, which saw a slight increase from 86.58% in 2000 to 87.16% in 2010. Individuals of Hispanic ethnicity bearing this surname also saw a substantial rise of 41.33%, increasing from 3.46% in 2000 to 4.89% in 2010. A minor decrease was observed among those identifying with two or more races, declining by 25.64% from 8.23% in 2000 to 6.12% in 2010. No individuals with the Khalife surname identified as Asian/Pacific Islander, Black, or American Indian and Alaskan Native during these years.

	2000	2010	Change
White	86.58%	87.16%	0.67%
Two or More Races	8.23%	6.12%	-25.64%
Hispanic	3.46%	4.89%	41.33%
Asian/Pacific Islander	0%	0%	0%
Black	0%	0%	0%
American Indian and Alaskan Native	0%	0%	0%