Salifu Surname

7,909th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71,792 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Salifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana49,1831:54970
Nigeria20,8661:8,490950
Malawi8631:19,8373,086
Cameroon2081:99,85111,805
Egypt1531:600,88732,813
United States1081:3,356,101190,802
England1011:551,66433,983
Liberia551:80,1556,706
DR Congo551:1,343,26579,223
Canada201:1,842,280119,096
Benin151:689,04039,432
Brazil151:14,271,622267,944
Zimbabwe141:1,102,73166,551
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
Uganda111:3,549,02589,142
Sierra Leone91:787,737678
United Arab Emirates81:1,145,28440,289
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Italy61:10,192,781121,657
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
Zambia61:2,641,65434,188
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Iceland51:76,0184,442
Kuwait41:950,17418,811
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Mali41:4,242,2592,433
Saudi Arabia41:7,713,95437,548
Denmark41:1,411,17960,800
Kenya31:15,393,30077,493
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Ireland21:2,354,47019,715
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Northern Ireland11:1,845,03620,648
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tanzania11:52,941,613123,716
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Libya11:6,243,9746,186
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679

Salifu (36,608) may also be a first name.

Salifu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salifu (Russian: Салифу) is borne by more people in Ghana than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Salifu? popularity and diffusion

Salifu is the 7,909th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 101,509 people. The surname Salifu is mostly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Salifu live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Salifu is also the 23,880th most frequently used first name throughout the world, held by 36,608 people.

The last name Salifu is most numerous in Ghana, where it is carried by 49,183 people, or 1 in 549. Other than Ghana this surname exists in 58 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 29 percent reside and Malawi, where 1 percent reside.

Salifu Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Christian (100%) in Kenya and Muslim (55%) in Nigeria.

In The United States those bearing the Salifu last name are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 100% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Salifu earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.36% less than the national average, earning $41,698 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.04% less than the national average, earning $39,231 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Salifou92120,457/
Shalifu92108/
Sallifu9212/
Saliufu9211/
Sailifu925/
Saliffu925/
Saulifu924/
Salifuh923/
Saliofu922/
Saluifu921/
Salidfu921/
Ssalifu921/
Saliffou8689/
Sallifou8638/
Saalifou8621/
Ssalifou8613/
Salifouy868/
Salidfou867/
Szalifou865/
Saluifou864/
Sailifou864/
Saliofou863/
Salaifou863/
Salifous862/
Salifgou862/
Saloifou862/
Salifhou861/
Sajlifou861/
Salifoud861/
Salufu831,429/
Salefu83466/
Jalifu83343/
Zalifu8329/
Solifu833/
Selifu832/
Califu831/
Salliffou805/
Salefou7752/
Shalufu7713/
Zalifou773/
Chalifu772/
Salifoo772/
Jalifou771/
Soliffu771/
Salayfu771/
Shalefu771/
Zalifau771/
Schalifous751/
Shalifoe7167/
Djalifou7114/
Soilifou713/
Chalifou713/
Chalifau711/
Sallefou711/
Chalifoux674,757/
Selefu6717/
Chalifouz674/
Chalifaux673/
Selufu671/
Salouyfou671/
Chalifous670/

Salifu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Salifu in the Russian language
Салифуsalifu-

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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 Salifu
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