Safihou Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Safihou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 3 | 1:6,397,339 | 78,839 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Safihou (8) may also be a first name.
Safihou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Safihou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Safihou is carried by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It can occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Safihou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Safihou is the 8,968,613th most commonly held last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Safihou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Chadic Africa. Safihou is also the 4,213,784th most commonly used forename globally, borne by 8 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,397,339. In Niger it is most numerous in: Agadez Region, where 33 percent are found, Tillabéri Region, where 33 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 33 percent are found. Excluding Niger it occurs in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, 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 Safihou
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