Alifou Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Comoros

Alifou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Alifou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger151:1,279,46826,841
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Comoros11:749,524685

Alifou (11) may also be a first name.

Alifou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Alifou is found most in Niger. It can appear as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Alifou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 4,532,898th most numerous surname world-wide It is held by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Alifou are found; 95 percent are found in West Africa and 84 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most commonly held first name globally, borne by 11 people.

The last name Alifou is most frequently used in Niger, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,279,468. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 60 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 20 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Niger this last name occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 11 percent reside and Cameroon, where 5 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Galifou9221/
Halifou9214/
Aslifou922/
Allifou921/
Alifous921/
Alifo911,006/
Alifu9177/
Halidfou8610/
Galeifou861/
Alifoe83349/
Halifu8330/
Ailifu8314/
Alifoa837/
Ealifu837/
Alifeu833/
Alifoo832/
Halifo832/
Alifus832/
Alaifu832/
Aliofu831/
Alifux831/
Aliefo831/
Alifos831/
Aliofo831/
Alifui831/
Aliffo830/
Alifeyo77100/
Hailifu7757/
Galyfou7730/
Alifayo7719/
Galiffo7711/
Alifiyo777/
Ealeifo776/
Allifus775/
Alaifeo771/
Haliofu771/
Alliofo771/
Alifoji771/
Galifau771/
Alifa7321,613/
Alefu732,780/
Alefo732/
Olifo731/
Olifu731/
Ealeifoh7126/
Aliphous7111/
Aliofayo711/
Allifeyo711/
Halifa6714,438/
Alifah677,087/
Alifei67674/
Aulifa67138/
Alifat6787/
Galifa6774/
Allifa6723/
Alifie6723/
Aalifa6717/
Aliffa6711/
Alifha677/
Alhifa675/
Alaifa675/
Olaifo673/
Halefu672/
Alifas672/
Alifai672/
Ealefo672/
Aleifa671/
Aloifa671/
Galefo671/
Olifoh671/
Alifaj671/
Gallifeau670/

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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 Alifou
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