Salufu Surname
Approximately 1,429 people bear this surname
Salufu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tanzania | 819 | 1:64,642 | 6,858 |
| Nigeria | 381 | 1:464,942 | 23,564 |
| Namibia | 154 | 1:15,645 | 2,846 |
| Zambia | 37 | 1:428,376 | 20,573 |
| Zimbabwe | 21 | 1:735,154 | 52,165 |
| Malawi | 9 | 1:1,902,123 | 19,532 |
| DR Congo | 4 | 1:18,469,892 | 182,906 |
| South Africa | 3 | 1:18,059,235 | 248,362 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
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
Salufu occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Salufu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 272,373rd most common family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,099,752 people. The surname Salufu occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Salufu are found; 57 percent are found in East Africa and 57 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 476,238th most frequently held given name in the world. It is borne by 337 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Tanzania, where it is carried by 819 people, or 1 in 64,642. In Tanzania Salufu is mostly concentrated in: Iringa Region, where 40 percent live, Mbeya Region, where 19 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 14 percent live. Not including Tanzania it is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 27 percent live and Namibia, where 11 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Shalufu | 92 | 13 | / |
| Saliufu | 92 | 11 | / |
| Salufou | 92 | 10 | / |
| Saluifu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sialufu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Saloufou | 86 | 1,631 | / |
| Saliufou | 86 | 20 | / |
| Saluifou | 86 | 4 | / |
| Salautfu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Salifu | 83 | 71,792 | / |
| Jalufu | 83 | 188 | / |
| Selufu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Saaloufou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Salouyfou | 80 | 1 | / |
| Shalifu | 77 | 108 | / |
| Chalufu | 77 | 32 | / |
| Sallifu | 77 | 12 | / |
| Saliffu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Sailifu | 77 | 5 | / |
| Saulifu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Shelufu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Saluphu | 77 | 4 | / |
| Salifuh | 77 | 3 | / |
| Sselufu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Ssalifu | 77 | 1 | / |
| Zaloufou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zalifu | 67 | 29 | / |
| Solifu | 67 | 3 | / |
| Selifu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Souloufou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Soliffu | 62 | 1 | / |
| Sajlifou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Zouloufou | 53 | 31 | / |
| Salliffou | 53 | 5 | / |
| Zouloufous | 50 | 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 Salufu
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