Abalifa Surname
Approximately 36 people bear this surname
Abalifa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 35 | 1:593,402 | 45,326 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Abalifa (61) may also be a first name.
Abalifa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Abalifa Come From? nationality or country of origin
Abalifa is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Abalifa? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly occurring surname in the world, borne by approximately 1 in 202,431,831 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Abalifa reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,257,960th most widely held given name globally, held by 61 people.
Abalifa is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 35 people, or 1 in 593,402. In Cameroon Abalifa is most common in: Far North Region, where 100 percent are found. Other than Cameroon this surname is found in one country. It is also found in Chad, where 3 percent are found.
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Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
- Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Abalifa
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