Salifo Surname
Approximately 113 people bear this surname
Salifo Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 59 | 1:325,288 | 9,578 |
| Nigeria | 30 | 1:5,904,759 | 145,253 |
| Ivory Coast | 15 | 1:1,538,082 | 31,691 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
| Mauritania | 1 | 1:4,094,863 | 38,869 |
| Mozambique | 1 | 1:27,261,569 | 7,432 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
Salifo (2,321) may also be a first name.
Salifo Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salifo Come From? nationality or country of origin
Salifo (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻒ) is found most in Niger. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salifo? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,718,748th most widespread family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 64,491,557 people. Salifo is primarily found in Africa, where 88 percent of Salifo reside; 87 percent reside in West Africa and 52 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Salifo is also the 154,472nd most commonly occurring first name globally, held by 2,321 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Niger, where it is borne by 59 people, or 1 in 325,288. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tahoua Region, where 63 percent live, Tillabéri Region, where 25 percent live and Dosso Region, where 5 percent live. Not including Niger this last name occurs in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Salifou | 92 | 120,457 | / |
| Salifoi | 92 | 4 | / |
| Salifoo | 92 | 2 | / |
| Salifod | 92 | 1 | / |
| Saliffo | 92 | 1 | / |
| Saliffou | 86 | 89 | / |
| Sallifou | 86 | 38 | / |
| Saalifou | 86 | 21 | / |
| Ssalifou | 86 | 13 | / |
| Salidfou | 86 | 7 | / |
| Szalifou | 86 | 5 | / |
| Saluifou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Sailifou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Saliofou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Salaifou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Salifgou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Saloifou | 86 | 2 | / |
| Salifous | 86 | 2 | / |
| Salifoud | 86 | 1 | / |
| Salifoij | 86 | 1 | / |
| Salifhou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sajlifou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ssalifoi | 86 | 1 | / |
| Salifa | 83 | 410 | / |
| Salufo | 83 | 14 | / |
| Salefo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Solifo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Califo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Selifo | 83 | 1 | / |
| Salliffou | 80 | 5 | / |
| Salifah | 77 | 62 | / |
| Salefou | 77 | 52 | / |
| Califfo | 77 | 22 | / |
| Salifat | 77 | 13 | / |
| Salaifa | 77 | 7 | / |
| Salifad | 77 | 5 | / |
| Shalifa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Zalifou | 77 | 3 | / |
| Soilifo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Salisfa | 77 | 1 | / |
| Jalifou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Schalifous | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saliphot | 71 | 53 | / |
| Sahlifah | 71 | 19 | / |
| Saliphod | 71 | 14 | / |
| Djalifou | 71 | 14 | / |
| Soilifou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Chalifou | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sahlifat | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sallefou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaelifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salifadh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shalifah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chalifoux | 67 | 4,757 | / |
| Salufa | 67 | 3,986 | / |
| Selefo | 67 | 323 | / |
| Califa | 67 | 253 | / |
| Zalifa | 67 | 121 | / |
| Jalifa | 67 | 77 | / |
| Solifa | 67 | 76 | / |
| Calefo | 67 | 73 | / |
| Selifa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Chalifouz | 67 | 4 | / |
| Salefa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Jalefo | 67 | 3 | / |
| Salouyfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Xalifa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chalifous | 67 | 0 | / |
Salifo Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salifo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻒ | salyf | 66.67 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻔﻮ | salyfw | 33.33 |
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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
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- 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 Salifo
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