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
The surname Arifou occurs more in Niger more than any other country/territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Arifou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Arifou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most commonly used family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Arifou are found; 88 percent are found in West Africa and 75 percent are found in Chadic Africa.
It is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 6 people, or 1 in 3,198,670. In Niger it is primarily concentrated in: Diffa Region, where 83 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 17 percent are found. Other than Niger it is found 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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