Salofou Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Salofou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 8 | 1:2,399,002 | 43,750 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
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 may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Salofou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 6,360,413th most prevalent family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The last name Salofou is primarily found 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 frequently used given name world-wide, held by 11 people.
The surname Salofou is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 8 people, or 1 in 2,399,002. In Niger Salofou is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 38 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 25 percent are found and Diffa Region, where 13 percent are found. Besides Niger it is found in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Saloufou | 93 | 1,631 | / |
| Saliofou | 93 | 3 | / |
| Saloifou | 93 | 2 | / |
| Salofu | 92 | 17 | / |
| Saloffoue | 88 | 2 | / |
| Salofouet | 88 | 1 | / |
| Saaloufou | 88 | 1 | / |
| Salafou | 86 | 10 | / |
| Saliofu | 86 | 2 | / |
| Zaloufou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Solofo | 77 | 7,002 | / |
| Salafu | 77 | 101 | / |
| Salofa | 77 | 3 | / |
| Salafo | 77 | 2 | / |
| Zalofo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Souloufou | 75 | 1 | / |
| Saloufa | 71 | 28 | / |
| Salafuh | 71 | 2 | / |
| Salofae | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sailofa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Soloffo | 71 | 1 | / |
| Salafue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shalofa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Saloufas | 67 | 47 | / |
| Shalafut | 67 | 9 | / |
| Sialafau | 67 | 3 | / |
| Shaloufa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salautfu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salafhoo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Souloufo | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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