Salafou Surname
Approximately 10 people bear this surname
Salafou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 9 | 1:2,132,446 | 40,124 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Salafou (24) may also be a first name.
Salafou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salafou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Salafou is found most frequently in Niger. It may also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Salafou.
How Common Is The Last Name Salafou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 6,063,924th most common family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Salafou live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Chadic Africa. Salafou is also the 2,187,323rd most common forename in the world, held by 24 people.
The last name Salafou is most frequently used in Niger, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 2,132,446. In Niger Salafou is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 44 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 22 percent reside and Zinder Region, where 22 percent reside. Beside Niger it occurs in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 10 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salaifou | 93 | 3 | / |
| Salafu | 92 | 101 | / |
| Salafo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Salofou | 86 | 9 | / |
| Salafuh | 86 | 2 | / |
| Salayfu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Salafue | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saloufou | 80 | 1,631 | / |
| Shalafut | 80 | 9 | / |
| Sialafau | 80 | 3 | / |
| Saliofou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Saloifou | 80 | 2 | / |
| Salautfu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Salafhoo | 80 | 1 | / |
| Salafa | 77 | 99 | / |
| Salofu | 77 | 17 | / |
| Xalafo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Salafà | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saloffoue | 75 | 2 | / |
| Saaloufou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Salofouet | 75 | 1 | / |
| Shallafoo | 75 | 0 | / |
| Chalafu | 71 | 91 | / |
| Saloufa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Salafah | 71 | 11 | / |
| Salafie | 71 | 9 | / |
| Salafai | 71 | 9 | / |
| Salaifa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Salafee | 71 | 6 | / |
| Salafey | 71 | 6 | / |
| Salaphu | 71 | 4 | / |
| Saliofu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Salafea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salafat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saloufas | 67 | 47 | / |
| Szalafai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Salafiya | 67 | 5 | / |
| Salafeej | 67 | 5 | / |
| Shalafat | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shalafah | 67 | 2 | / |
| Shaloufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Szalafei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sallafie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shatlafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Zaloufou | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Salafou
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