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    The surname Khalaf

    An Arabic surname, carried by 1,334 people in the United States.

    2 syllables Soundex K410

    Khalaf: #20,047 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#10Martinez#100Jimenez#1,000Archer Khalaf #20,047, 1,334 people Khalaf: #20,047 of 162,253 surnames in the 2010 US Census #1Smith#160,975Doriott#100Jimenez Khalaf #20,047, 1,334 people
    Every surname held by 100 or more people in the 2010 US Census, most common on the left (162,253 in all). Khalaf is more common than 87.6% of them.

    Origin

    Arabic origin

    Borrowed from Arabic.

    One of 179 Arabic surnames on this site.

    Origin from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0).

    How common it is

    2010 US Census

    There were 1,334 people named Khalaf in the United States in 2010, about 1 in every 231,443 Americans. That is up 45% since 2000, when the Census counted 922.

    #20,047
    rank among US surnames
    1,334
    people in 2010
    0.5
    per 100,000 Americans
    +44.7%
    change since 2000 (was #25,221)

    Who is named Khalaf

    Race and Hispanic origin as people reported it in the 2010 Census

    86% of people named Khalaf identified as white (not Hispanic), 7.0% as two or more races and 4.0% as Hispanic or Latino (any race).

    • White (not Hispanic) 86%
    • Two or more races 7.0%
    • Hispanic or Latino (any race) 4.0%
    • Black (not Hispanic) 2.3%
    • Asian and Pacific Islander 0.7%
    • American Indian and Alaska Native 0.4%

    Compare: most common surnames among white Americans.

    Other Arabic surnames

    All 179 Arabic surnames

    Questions

    Where does the surname Khalaf come from?
    Borrowed from Arabic.
    How common is the surname Khalaf?
    1,334 people in the United States had the surname Khalaf in the 2010 Census, about 1 in every 231,443 Americans. It ranked 20,047th of 162,253 surnames.
    What ethnicity is the surname Khalaf?
    In the 2010 Census, 86% of people named Khalaf identified as white (not Hispanic), and 7.0% as two or more races.
    Is the surname Khalaf getting more or less common?
    More common. 922 people carried it in the 2000 Census and 1,334 in 2010, up 45%.