Saflu Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Sweden

Saflu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Saflu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Saflu (72) may also be a first name.

Saflu Last Name Facts

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

The surname Saflu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Saflu? popularity and diffusion

Saflu is the 8,193,072nd most common last name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 80 percent of Saflu reside; 80 percent reside in West Africa and 80 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,143,416th most numerous first name world-wide, held by 72 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Nigeria, where it is held by 4 people, or 1 in 44,285,690. In Nigeria Saflu is mostly found in: Ogun, where 75 percent live and Lagos, where 25 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in one country. It also occurs in Sweden, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saflut91128/
Saflou918/
Saiflu911/
Safliu911/
Shafflu831/
Saflout831/
Soflu80164/
Seflu801/
Jaflu801/
Shaflout77149/
Schafflu771/
Soflau7387/
Jaflus7335/
Soflou7317/
Seiflu731/
Jafluz731/
Sheflu731/
Jaflou731/
Schaffleu711/
Saiflluha711/
Djaflou671/
Chaflou671/
Souflou671/
Souffleu621/
Souffleux57122/
Soufellou572/
Sofloo551/
Seifloo502/

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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 Saflu
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