Khalifou Surname
Approximately 6 people bear this surname
Khalifou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 4 | 1:1,023,716 | 25,172 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Khalifou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Khalifou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Khalifou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺧﻠﻴﻒ) is borne by more people in Mauritania than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Khalifou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Khalifou is the 7,593,402nd most widespread last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. Khalifou occurs mostly in Africa, where 67 percent of Khalifou live; 67 percent live in West Africa and 67 percent live in Senegambia Africa.
It is most frequently held in Mauritania, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 1,023,716. In Mauritania it is most frequent in: Nouakchott-Nord Region, where 25 percent reside and Nouakchott-Ouest Region, where 25 percent reside. Outside of Mauritania it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent reside and Yemen, where 17 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Khalifou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Khalifou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺧﻠﻴﻒ | khlyf | 50 |
| ﺍﺧﻠﻴﻔﻮ | akhlyfw | 50 |
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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 Khalifou
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