Arifou Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Arifou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Arifou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Arifou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Arifou is most common in Niger. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arifou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Arifou is the 6,723,624th most commonly occurring last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The last name Arifou is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Arifou live; 88 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Chadic Africa.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is most common in: Diffa Region, where 83 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 17 percent are found. Barring Niger this surname exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 13 percent are found and Togo, where 13 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Araifou | 92 | 1 | / |
| Arifu | 91 | 171 | / |
| Arifo | 91 | 112 | / |
| Garifo | 83 | 745 | / |
| Arefou | 83 | 294 | / |
| Arifud | 83 | 11 | / |
| Arifuh | 83 | 7 | / |
| Harifu | 83 | 5 | / |
| Aarifu | 83 | 4 | / |
| Ariffu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Asrifu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arifut | 83 | 1 | / |
| Arifus | 83 | 1 | / |
| Gariffo | 77 | 232 | / |
| Arifayo | 77 | 163 | / |
| Gairifo | 77 | 47 | / |
| Airiofo | 77 | 26 | / |
| Arifuji | 77 | 16 | / |
| Aariffu | 77 | 13 | / |
| Garefou | 77 | 5 | / |
| Arifudd | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ariffud | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arifaio | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arifeyo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Arifa | 73 | 22,457 | / |
| Orifo | 73 | 10 | / |
| Orifu | 73 | 8 | / |
| Arefu | 73 | 6 | / |
| Arefo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Arifâ | 73 | 1 | / |
| Garriffo | 71 | 3 | / |
| Ariffudd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Ourifoud | 71 | 1 | / |
| Arifah | 67 | 13,516 | / |
| Arifaj | 67 | 2,002 | / |
| Arifai | 67 | 765 | / |
| Arifat | 67 | 538 | / |
| Harifa | 67 | 281 | / |
| Asrifa | 67 | 123 | / |
| Ariphu | 67 | 86 | / |
| Aarifa | 67 | 73 | / |
| Ariefa | 67 | 40 | / |
| Arrifa | 67 | 26 | / |
| Arisfa | 67 | 23 | / |
| Garifa | 67 | 19 | / |
| Arifee | 67 | 17 | / |
| Ariffa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Arefoh | 67 | 12 | / |
| Araifa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Arifie | 67 | 10 | / |
| Arifea | 67 | 7 | / |
| Aurifa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Arifaa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Arifha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Arifas | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arifad | 67 | 3 | / |
| Arifajová | 67 | 2 | / |
| Areifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Areefu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arizfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arivoh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oroifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arifay | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arifij | 67 | 1 | / |
| Oraifo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Arhifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Aridfa | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Arifou
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