Kalifou Surname
Approximately 45 people bear this surname
Kalifou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 41 | 1:468,098 | 12,501 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
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 surname Kalifou is found most in Niger. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Kalifou? popularity and diffusion
This surname is the 2,909,720th most widespread surname worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 161,945,465 people. The last name Kalifou occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Kalifou are found; 98 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Chadic Africa. Kalifou is also the 253,213th most commonly occurring first name globally, borne by 1,009 people.
This surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 41 people, or 1 in 468,098. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 46 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 29 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 22 percent reside. Outside of Niger this last name is found in 3 countries. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 4 percent reside and Benin, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Khalifou | 93 | 6 | / |
| Kalifo | 92 | 35 | / |
| Kalifu | 92 | 5 | / |
| Khalifo | 86 | 93 | / |
| Kalifoi | 86 | 24 | / |
| Kalifut | 86 | 23 | / |
| Khalifu | 86 | 6 | / |
| Khalifoh | 80 | 166 | / |
| Kalifoot | 80 | 11 | / |
| Kalifa | 77 | 18,612 | / |
| Kalefu | 77 | 52 | / |
| Kalefo | 77 | 6 | / |
| Califo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Califu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cahlifoux | 75 | 1 | / |
| Khalifa | 71 | 490,001 | / |
| Khalefo | 71 | 354 | / |
| Kahlifa | 71 | 340 | / |
| Kalifah | 71 | 134 | / |
| Califfo | 71 | 22 | / |
| Kalifye | 71 | 17 | / |
| Kaliffa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kallifa | 71 | 14 | / |
| Kalifey | 71 | 10 | / |
| Khalefu | 71 | 8 | / |
| Kaleifa | 71 | 4 | / |
| Kaalifa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Hkalifa | 71 | 2 | / |
| Kalyofu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kgalefo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kaleefu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalipho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Kalifaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Khalifah | 67 | 8,585 | / |
| Khaliefa | 67 | 334 | / |
| Khalifaa | 67 | 217 | / |
| Khaleifa | 67 | 205 | / |
| Khaliffa | 67 | 194 | / |
| Khalaifa | 67 | 129 | / |
| Khalifey | 67 | 97 | / |
| Khalifie | 67 | 25 | / |
| Khaleefo | 67 | 23 | / |
| Khalifai | 67 | 12 | / |
| Kalifahe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Khallifa | 67 | 7 | / |
| Kkhalifa | 67 | 6 | / |
| Kahalifa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Khalifay | 67 | 4 | / |
| Khalifha | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khaalifa | 67 | 3 | / |
| Kahlifah | 67 | 3 | / |
| Khailifa | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khalifei | 67 | 2 | / |
| Khalipho | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalifee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaluifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khahlifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kalifaya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khaliphu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalifaj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kaliefah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Kh'alifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Khalifaz | 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
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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 Kalifou
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