Saifou Surname
Approximately 52 people bear this surname
Saifou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 46 | 1:417,218 | 11,489 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Iraq | 1 | 1:35,021,654 | 31,813 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
Saifou (30) may also be a first name.
Saifou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saifou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saifou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Saifou.
How Common Is The Last Name Saifou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 2,689,253rd most frequently occurring last name globally, held by approximately 1 in 140,145,114 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 94 percent of Saifou reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 88 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Saifou is also the 1,911,214th most prevalent first name world-wide, held by 30 people.
The last name is most common in Niger, where it is held by 46 people, or 1 in 417,218. In Niger Saifou is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 39 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 33 percent are found and Agadez Region, where 11 percent are found. Without taking into account Niger this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Cameroon, where 4 percent are found and Germany, where 2 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 Saifou
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