Latifou Surname

267,252nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,462 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Latifou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Latifou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin1,2711:8,1321,115
Niger1191:161,2775,814
Ivory Coast441:524,34616,367
Ethiopia161:6,096,64111,907
Burkina Faso61:3,058,68318,466
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Latifou (6,966) may also be a first name.

Latifou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Latifou is carried by more people in Benin than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Latifou? popularity and diffusion

Latifou is the 267,252nd most frequently occurring surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 4,984,642 people. The last name Latifou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Latifou live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 89 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Latifou is also the 77,814th most commonly held first name internationally, borne by 6,966 people.

It is most commonly occurring in Benin, where it is borne by 1,271 people, or 1 in 8,132. In Benin it is most common in: Plateau Department, where 49 percent are found, Ouémé Department, where 26 percent are found and Littoral Department, where 9 percent are found. Besides Benin this last name occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Niger, where 8 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Latiffou931/
Latifu922,377/
Latifo9266/
Latifui86130/
Latiffu8611/
Lathifu868/
Lautifu864/
Laatifu863/
Lattifu863/
Latifus861/
Liatifu861/
Latifoya801/
Latifa7711,736/
Latefo7719/
Latifâ772/
Latefu771/
Latifah7144,512/
Latifaj711,032/
Latifat71890/
Lathifa71456/
Lateefu71195/
Lhatifa71123/
Latiffa7158/
Latifee7141/
Lataifa7112/
Lateffo716/
Lattifa715/
Lahtifa713/
Latifei712/
Latifas712/
Latifay712/
Latifaa711/
Latifie711/
Latifha710/
Lathifah672,025/
Latiefah6794/
Latgifah6718/
Lattifah6716/
Lhathifa679/
Latiffah679/
Latitfah678/
Latifahs675/
Laitifat673/
Lateetfu671/
Latifija671/
Latiffat671/

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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 Latifou
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