Nifou Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Nifou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ivory Coast | 9 | 1:2,563,470 | 41,100 |
| Algeria | 3 | 1:12,877,184 | 84,902 |
| Canada | 3 | 1:12,281,864 | 364,614 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Nifou (28) may also be a first name.
Nifou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Nifou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Nifou is found in The Ivory Coast more than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Nifou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,532,898th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 68 percent of Nifou live; 53 percent live in West Africa and 42 percent live in Mande Africa. Nifou is also the 1,994,417th most frequently held first name in the world. It is borne by 28 people.
The surname Nifou is most commonly held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,563,470. In The Ivory Coast it is most frequent in: Sassandra-Marahoué District, where 89 percent live and Lagunes District, where 11 percent live. Besides The Ivory Coast this surname exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Algeria, where 16 percent live and Canada, where 16 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niffou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Noifou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Nifu | 89 | 2,381 | / |
| Nifo | 89 | 115 | / |
| Ngoifou | 83 | 8 | / |
| Nifus | 80 | 132 | / |
| Nisfu | 80 | 72 | / |
| Niefo | 80 | 34 | / |
| Nisfo | 80 | 24 | / |
| Naifo | 80 | 7 | / |
| Naifu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Ngifu | 80 | 4 | / |
| Niffo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nifau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Gnifo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Nihfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nifod | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nefou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Noifu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nifuh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nidfo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ngifo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nifho | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nifoy | 80 | 1 | / |
| Nifaut | 73 | 68 | / |
| Niffoi | 73 | 65 | / |
| Nifosì | 73 | 32 | / |
| Nefous | 73 | 14 | / |
| Nissfu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nnaifu | 73 | 7 | / |
| Nuifau | 73 | 4 | / |
| Neffou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Ngiffo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngifeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Ngifue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nifaue | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niffus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Niefuo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Nifuji | 73 | 1 | / |
| Neifus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Nifa | 67 | 1,453 | / |
| Nefu | 67 | 262 | / |
| Nefo | 67 | 78 | / |
| Neffous | 67 | 2 | / |
| Nehfoud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Njfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| N'Yofou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Neifeut | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Nifou
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