Kalifou Surname

2,909,720th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 45 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Kalifou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Kalifou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger411:468,09812,501
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Kalifou (1,009) may also be a first name.

Kalifou Last Name Facts

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

The last name Kalifou is found most in Niger. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Kalifou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,909,720th most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 98 percent of Kalifou reside; 98 percent reside in West Africa and 91 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Kalifou is also the 253,213th most frequent given name globally It is held by 1,009 people.

Kalifou is most widely held in Niger, where it is held by 41 people, or 1 in 468,098. In Niger Kalifou is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 46 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 29 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 22 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger Kalifou is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Kalifo9235/
Kalifu925/
Khalifo8693/
Kalifoi8624/
Kalifut8623/
Khalifu866/
Khalifoh80166/
Kalifoot8011/
Kalifa7718,612/
Kalefu7752/
Kalefo776/
Califo772/
Califu771/
Cahlifoux751/
Khalifa71490,001/
Khalefo71354/
Kahlifa71340/
Kalifah71134/
Califfo7122/
Kalifye7117/
Kaliffa7114/
Kallifa7114/
Kalifey7110/
Khalefu718/
Kaleifa714/
Kaalifa713/
Hkalifa712/
Kalyofu711/
Kgalefo711/
Kaleefu711/
Kalipho711/
Kalifaa711/
Khalifah678,585/
Khaliefa67334/
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Khaleifa67205/
Khaliffa67194/
Khalaifa67129/
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Khaleefo6723/
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Kalifahe6711/
Khallifa677/
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Kahalifa675/
Khalifay674/
Khalifha673/
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Khailifa672/
Khalifei672/
Khalipho671/
Khalifee671/
Khaluifa671/
Khahlifa671/
Kalifaya671/
Khaliphu671/
Khalifaj671/
Kaliefah671/
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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 Kalifou
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