Salufa Surname
Approximately 3,986 people bear this surname
Salufa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR Congo | 3,981 | 1:18,558 | 2,322 |
| Nigeria | 3 | 1:59,047,586 | 507,603 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Salufa (2,745) may also be a first name.
Salufa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Salufa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Salufa is found most frequently in The DR Congo. It may also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salufa? popularity and diffusion
The last name Salufa is the 115,777th most commonly used family name internationally, held by around 1 in 1,828,285 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Salufa are found; 100 percent are found in Central Africa and 100 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Salufa is also the 139,537th most numerous first name globally It is held by 2,745 people.
This last name is most widespread in The DR Congo, where it is borne by 3,981 people, or 1 in 18,558. Other than The DR Congo Salufa is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and Papua New Guinea, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shalufa | 92 | 789 | / |
| Saloufa | 92 | 28 | / |
| Saloufas | 86 | 47 | / |
| Shaloufa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Shallufa | 86 | 1 | / |
| Salifa | 83 | 410 | / |
| Salufo | 83 | 14 | / |
| Salufi | 83 | 10 | / |
| Zalufa | 83 | 2 | / |
| Selufa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sallufi | 77 | 145 | / |
| Salifah | 77 | 62 | / |
| Saloufi | 77 | 32 | / |
| Salufou | 77 | 10 | / |
| Sahlufi | 77 | 7 | / |
| Shalifa | 77 | 5 | / |
| Chalufa | 77 | 4 | / |
| Salaufe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Shalufi | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saloufe | 77 | 1 | / |
| Saloufou | 71 | 1,631 | / |
| Saliufou | 71 | 20 | / |
| Sahlifah | 71 | 19 | / |
| Saluifou | 71 | 4 | / |
| Shaloufe | 71 | 2 | / |
| Shalifah | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shallufy | 71 | 1 | / |
| Shaelifa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zalifa | 67 | 121 | / |
| Salifo | 67 | 113 | / |
| Solifa | 67 | 76 | / |
| Selifa | 67 | 11 | / |
| Zalufi | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sailuepha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Salouyfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Saaloufou | 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
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- 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 Salufa
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