Salifo Surname

1,718,748th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 113 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Salifo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salifo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger591:325,2889,578
Nigeria301:5,904,759145,253
Ivory Coast151:1,538,08231,691
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salifou92120,457/
Salifoi924/
Salifoo922/
Salifod921/
Saliffo921/
Saliffou8689/
Sallifou8638/
Saalifou8621/
Ssalifou8613/
Salidfou867/
Szalifou865/
Saluifou864/
Sailifou864/
Saliofou863/
Salaifou863/
Salifgou862/
Saloifou862/
Salifous862/
Salifoud861/
Salifoij861/
Salifhou861/
Sajlifou861/
Ssalifoi861/
Salifa83410/
Salufo8314/
Salefo832/
Solifo832/
Califo832/
Selifo831/
Salliffou805/
Salifah7762/
Salefou7752/
Califfo7722/
Salifat7713/
Salaifa777/
Salifad775/
Shalifa775/
Zalifou773/
Soilifo771/
Salisfa771/
Jalifou771/
Schalifous751/
Saliphot7153/
Sahlifah7119/
Saliphod7114/
Djalifou7114/
Soilifou713/
Chalifou713/
Sahlifat711/
Sallefou711/
Shaelifa711/
Salifadh711/
Shalifah711/
Chalifoux674,757/
Salufa673,986/
Selefo67323/
Califa67253/
Zalifa67121/
Jalifa6777/
Solifa6776/
Calefo6773/
Selifa6711/
Chalifouz674/
Salefa674/
Jalefo673/
Salouyfou671/
Xalifa671/
Chalifous670/

Salifo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salifo in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻒsalyf66.67
ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻔﻮsalyfw33.33

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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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  • 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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