Salifov Surname

754,238th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 380 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Azerbaijan
Highest density in:
Azerbaijan

Salifov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Salifov Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Azerbaijan3071:31,4301,704
Russia441:3,275,524171,933
Bulgaria191:367,31117,687
North Macedonia51:420,29419,032
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
England11:55,718,059489,080
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047

The alternate forms: Şalifov (1) are calculated separately.

Salifov Last Name Facts

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

The surname Salifov (Russian: Салифов) is held by more people in Azerbaijan than any other country/territory. It can appear as: Şalifov. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salifov? popularity and diffusion

Salifov is the 754,238th most widespread family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 19,177,752 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 83 percent of Salifov live; 81 percent live in West Asia and 81 percent live in Transcaucasia.

It is most frequently held in Azerbaijan, where it is held by 307 people, or 1 in 31,430. In Azerbaijan Salifov is mostly found in: Agstafa District, where 45 percent live, Baku, where 14 percent live and Shamakhi District, where 11 percent live. Aside from Azerbaijan it is found in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 12 percent live and Bulgaria, where 5 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Şalifov951/
Salifova93347/
Shalifov935/
Shalifova882/
Xalifov865/
Selifov863/
Salyfov862/
Salyfova804/
Saliphov801/
Xalaifov801/
Zalifova801/
Şalifova801/
Salifoub801/
Saliphob671/
Jalefow571/
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Salifov Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salifov in the Russian language
Салифовsalifov-

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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 Salifov
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