Salufu Surname

272,373rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,429 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Namibia

Salufu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Salufu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania8191:64,6426,858
Nigeria3811:464,94223,564
Namibia1541:15,6452,846
Zambia371:428,37620,573
Zimbabwe211:735,15452,165
Malawi91:1,902,12319,532
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Iceland11:380,09011,096

Salufu (337) may also be a first name.

Salufu Last Name Facts

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

The last name Salufu is found most in Tanzania. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Salufu? popularity and diffusion

It is the 272,373rd most widely held family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 5,099,752 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Salufu reside; 57 percent reside in East Africa and 57 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 476,238th most commonly held first name at a global level, borne by 337 people.

The surname is most frequently used in Tanzania, where it is held by 819 people, or 1 in 64,642. In Tanzania it is most common in: Iringa Region, where 40 percent reside, Mbeya Region, where 19 percent reside and Morogoro Region, where 14 percent reside. Without taking into account Tanzania it occurs in 8 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 27 percent reside and Namibia, where 11 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Shalufu9213/
Saliufu9211/
Salufou9210/
Saluifu921/
Sialufu921/
Saloufou861,631/
Saliufou8620/
Saluifou864/
Salautfu861/
Salifu8371,792/
Jalufu83188/
Selufu831/
Saaloufou801/
Salouyfou801/
Shalifu77108/
Chalufu7732/
Sallifu7712/
Saliffu775/
Sailifu775/
Saulifu774/
Shelufu774/
Saluphu774/
Salifuh773/
Sselufu771/
Ssalifu771/
Zaloufou711/
Zalifu6729/
Solifu673/
Selifu672/
Souloufou671/
Soliffu621/
Sajlifou571/
Zouloufou5331/
Salliffou535/
Zouloufous501/

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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 Salufu
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