Salofou Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Salofou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salofou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger81:2,399,00243,750
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406

Salofou (11) may also be a first name.

Salofou Last Name Facts

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

Salofou has its highest incidence in Niger. It can also be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Salofou.

How Common Is The Last Name Salofou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,360,413th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname Salofou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Salofou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 3,487,849th most widespread given name in the world. It is borne by 11 people.

The last name Salofou is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Salofou is most frequent in: Tillabéri Region, where 38 percent reside, Tahoua Region, where 25 percent reside and Diffa Region, where 13 percent reside. Not including Niger Salofou exists in one country. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Saloufou931,631/
Saliofou933/
Saloifou932/
Salofu9217/
Saloffoue882/
Salofouet881/
Saaloufou881/
Salafou8610/
Saliofu862/
Zaloufou801/
Solofo777,002/
Salafu77101/
Salofa773/
Salafo772/
Zalofo771/
Souloufou751/
Saloufa7128/
Salafuh712/
Salofae711/
Sailofa711/
Soloffo711/
Salafue711/
Shalofa711/
Saloufas6747/
Shalafut679/
Sialafau673/
Shaloufa671/
Salautfu671/
Salafhoo671/
Souloufo671/

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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 Salofou
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