Saafou Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Saafou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Benin | 2 | 1:5,167,801 | 84,334 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Saafou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saafou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Saafou has its highest incidence in Benin. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Saafou click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Saafou? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most commonly occurring surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The last name Saafou occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Saafou are found; 75 percent are found in West Africa and 50 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
Saafou is most commonly used in Benin, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 5,167,801. In Benin Saafou is primarily found in: Alibori Department, where 50 percent are found and Borgou Department, where 50 percent are found. Outside of Benin Saafou exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in Lebanon, where 25 percent are found and Niger, where 25 percent are found.
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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 Saafou
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