Alifo Surname

360,039th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Alifo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alifo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana9701:27,8563,309
Nigeria191:9,323,303191,560
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Alifo (50) may also be a first name.

Alifo Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Alifo Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Alifo is more commonly found in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Alifo? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 360,039th most commonly used surname internationally, held by around 1 in 7,244,081 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Alifo live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Alifo is also the 1,412,538th most common first name throughout the world, held by 50 people.

Alifo is most frequently held in Ghana, where it is held by 970 people, or 1 in 27,856. Apart from Ghana this surname is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 2 percent reside and South Africa, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Alifou9119/
Alifoa917/
Aliufo917/
Alifoo912/
Halifo912/
Aliofo911/
Alifos911/
Aliefo911/
Aliffo910/
Galifou8321/
Halifou8314/
Galiffo8311/
Ealeifo836/
Aslifou832/
Aliufoo831/
Alifous831/
Allifou831/
Alliofo831/
Alaifeo831/
Alifa8021,613/
Alufo80146/
Elifo8048/
Alefo802/
Olifo801/
Ealeifoh7726/
Halidfou7710/
Galeifou771/
Halifa7314,438/
Alifah737,087/
Aulifa73138/
Alifat7387/
Galifa7374/
Alufuo7354/
Allifa7323/
Aalifa7317/
Aluffo7316/
Elifoh7314/
Aliffa7311/
Alufoo737/
Alifha737/
Alaifa735/
Alhifa735/
Halufo734/
Olaifo733/
Alifeu733/
Ealefo732/
Alifas732/
Aleifa731/
Alufoh731/
Olifoh731/
Galefo731/
Aloifa731/
Aelefo731/
Halifah672,041/
Eliufoo671,193/
Galiffa67727/
Gallifa67539/
Halifat67120/
Aliffah6780/
Allifah6734/
Galyfou6730/
Aliefah6711/
Aleijfa679/
Alifaha676/
Olaifoh672/
Eulifoh671/
Haalifa671/
Haliufa671/
Ailufoo671/
Alhaifa671/
Alhifaz671/
Aluufoo671/
Halifha671/

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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
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  • 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 Alifo
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