Salifou Surname
Approximately 120,457 people bear this surname
Salifou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 82,193 | 1:233 | 41 |
| Benin | 26,930 | 1:384 | 30 |
| Togo | 8,190 | 1:885 | 68 |
| Ivory Coast | 2,399 | 1:9,617 | 795 |
| Cameroon | 334 | 1:62,183 | 7,947 |
| Burkina Faso | 133 | 1:137,986 | 3,691 |
| France | 82 | 1:810,033 | 97,301 |
| Nigeria | 42 | 1:4,217,685 | 117,088 |
| United States | 37 | 1:9,796,187 | 405,931 |
| Mauritania | 28 | 1:146,245 | 8,155 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Ethiopia | 9 | 1:10,838,474 | 14,518 |
| Belgium | 6 | 1:1,916,107 | 103,447 |
| Canada | 6 | 1:6,140,932 | 260,641 |
| Germany | 6 | 1:13,417,576 | 340,600 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1:3,377,435 | 111,911 |
| Mali | 4 | 1:4,242,259 | 2,433 |
| Saudi Arabia | 4 | 1:7,713,954 | 37,548 |
| Ghana | 4 | 1:6,755,173 | 15,406 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| China | 3 | 1:455,773,855 | 21,925 |
| England | 3 | 1:18,572,686 | 338,250 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Finland | 1 | 1:5,496,702 | 84,025 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Senegal | 1 | 1:14,579,342 | 11,705 |
| Norway | 1 | 1:5,142,286 | 129,201 |
| Northern Cyprus | 1 | 1:319,011 | 10,202 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Monaco | 1 | 1:37,066 | 4,748 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1:11,833,817 | 3,268 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kuwait | 1 | 1:3,800,694 | 27,187 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Salifou (171,804) may also be a first name.
Salifou Demographics
Average Salifou Salary in
United States
$20,625 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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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
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saliffou | 93 | 89 | / |
| Sallifou | 93 | 38 | / |
| Saalifou | 93 | 21 | / |
| Ssalifou | 93 | 13 | / |
| Salifouy | 93 | 8 | / |
| Salidfou | 93 | 7 | / |
| Szalifou | 93 | 5 | / |
| Saluifou | 93 | 4 | / |
| Sailifou | 93 | 4 | / |
| Saliofou | 93 | 3 | / |
| Salaifou | 93 | 3 | / |
| Salifous | 93 | 2 | / |
| Salifgou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Saloifou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Salifoud | 93 | 1 | / |
| Sajlifou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Salifhou | 93 | 1 | / |
| Salifu | 92 | 71,792 | / |
| Salifo | 92 | 113 | / |
| Salliffou | 88 | 5 | / |
| Shalifu | 86 | 108 | / |
| Salefou | 86 | 52 | / |
| Sallifu | 86 | 12 | / |
| Saliffu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sailifu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Salifoi | 86 | 4 | / |
| Saulifu | 86 | 4 | / |
| Salifuh | 86 | 3 | / |
| Zalifou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Saliofu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Salifoo | 86 | 2 | / |
| Salifod | 86 | 1 | / |
| Ssalifu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Salidfu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saliffo | 86 | 1 | / |
| Saluifu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Schalifous | 82 | 1 | / |
| Shalifoe | 80 | 67 | / |
| Salifuya | 80 | 4 | / |
| Chalifou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Soilifou | 80 | 3 | / |
| Salifoij | 80 | 1 | / |
| Salefoue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sallefou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ssalifoi | 80 | 1 | / |
| Salefu | 77 | 466 | / |
| Salifa | 77 | 410 | / |
| Zalifu | 77 | 29 | / |
| Solifu | 77 | 3 | / |
| Salefo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Solifo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Chalifoux | 75 | 4,757 | / |
| Chalifouz | 75 | 4 | / |
| Salouyfou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chalifoue | 75 | 1 | / |
| Chalifous | 75 | 0 | / |
| Salifah | 71 | 62 | / |
| Salifat | 71 | 13 | / |
| Salaifa | 71 | 7 | / |
| Shalifa | 71 | 5 | / |
| Salifad | 71 | 5 | / |
| Salifye | 71 | 4 | / |
| Chalifu | 71 | 2 | / |
| Zalifau | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salisfa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shalefu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salayfu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soilifo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soliffu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Chalifouss | 71 | 0 | / |
| Saliphot | 67 | 53 | / |
| Sahlifah | 67 | 19 | / |
| Saliphod | 67 | 14 | / |
| Salifadh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sahlifat | 67 | 1 | / |
| Shalifah | 67 | 1 | / |
| Chalifau | 67 | 1 | / |
Salifou Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Salifou in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻔﻮ | salyfw | 45.71 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻴﻒ | salyf | 40 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻔﻮ | salfw | 8.57 |
| ﺳﺎﻟﻒ | salf | 4.29 |
| ﺍﻟﺴﺎﻟﻴﻒ | alsalyf | 1.43 |
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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
- Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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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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