Salifou Surname

4,683rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 120,457 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Salifou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salifou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger82,1931:23341
Benin26,9301:38430
Togo8,1901:88568
Ivory Coast2,3991:9,617795
Cameroon3341:62,1837,947
Burkina Faso1331:137,9863,691
France821:810,03397,301
Nigeria421:4,217,685117,088
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Mauritania281:146,2458,155
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
Belgium61:1,916,107103,447
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
China31:455,773,85521,925
England31:18,572,686338,250
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Northern Cyprus11:319,01110,202
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Salifou (171,804) may also be a first name.

Salifou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salifou (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻔﻮ) occurs most in Niger. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salifou? popularity and diffusion

The surname Salifou is the 4,683rd most frequent surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 60,499 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Salifou reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 68 percent reside in Chadic Africa. Salifou is also the 6,109th most frequently used forename worldwide. It is borne by 171,804 people.

This last name is most frequently used in Niger, where it is carried by 82,193 people, or 1 in 233. In Niger Salifou is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 38 percent reside, Maradi Region, where 23 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 13 percent reside. Not including Niger this last name is found in 38 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 22 percent reside and Togo, where 7 percent reside.

Salifou Last Name Statistics demography

Salifou earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 52.2% less than the national average, earning $20,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Salifou Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salifou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻔﻮsalyfw45.71
ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻒsalyf40
ﺳﺎﻟﻔﻮsalfw8.57
ﺳﺎﻟﻒsalf4.29
ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻴﻒalsalyf1.43

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Salifou
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