Latifou Surname
Approximately 1,462 people bear this surname
Latifou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 1,271 | 1:8,132 | 1,115 |
| Niger | 119 | 1:161,277 | 5,814 |
| Ivory Coast | 44 | 1:524,346 | 16,367 |
| Ethiopia | 16 | 1:6,096,641 | 11,907 |
| Burkina Faso | 6 | 1:3,058,683 | 18,466 |
| Senegal | 3 | 1:4,859,781 | 6,822 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
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 occurs in Benin more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Latifou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 267,252nd most frequent family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 4,984,642 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Latifou are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 77,814th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 6,966 people.
Latifou is most widely held in Benin, where it is carried 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. Excluding Benin this surname exists 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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Latiffou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Latifu | 92 | 2,377 | / |
| Latifo | 92 | 66 | / |
| Latifui | 86 | 130 | / |
| Latiffu | 86 | 11 | / |
| Lathifu | 86 | 8 | / |
| Lautifu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Laatifu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Lattifu | 86 | 3 | / |
| Latifus | 86 | 1 | / |
| Liatifu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Latifoya | 80 | 1 | / |
| Latifa | 77 | 11,736 | / |
| Latefo | 77 | 19 | / |
| Latifâ | 77 | 2 | / |
| Latefu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Latifah | 71 | 44,512 | / |
| Latifaj | 71 | 1,032 | / |
| Latifat | 71 | 890 | / |
| Lathifa | 71 | 456 | / |
| Lateefu | 71 | 195 | / |
| Lhatifa | 71 | 123 | / |
| Latiffa | 71 | 58 | / |
| Latifee | 71 | 41 | / |
| Lataifa | 71 | 12 | / |
| Lateffo | 71 | 6 | / |
| Lattifa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Lahtifa | 71 | 3 | / |
| Latifei | 71 | 2 | / |
| Latifas | 71 | 2 | / |
| Latifay | 71 | 2 | / |
| Latifaa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Latifie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Latifha | 71 | 0 | / |
| Lathifah | 67 | 2,025 | / |
| Latiefah | 67 | 94 | / |
| Latgifah | 67 | 18 | / |
| Lattifah | 67 | 16 | / |
| Lhathifa | 67 | 9 | / |
| Latiffah | 67 | 9 | / |
| Latitfah | 67 | 8 | / |
| Latifahs | 67 | 5 | / |
| Laitifat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Lateetfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Latifija | 67 | 1 | / |
| Latiffat | 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 Latifou
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