Saoufou Surname
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Saoufou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 12 | 1:1,730,756 | 92,157 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Saoufou (53) may also be a first name.
Saoufou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Saoufou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Saoufou is found most in Cameroon. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Saoufou? popularity and diffusion
The surname Saoufou is the 5,213,395th most common family name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 520,538,994 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Saoufou are found; 86 percent are found in West Africa and 71 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 53 people.
The surname Saoufou is most frequent in Cameroon, where it is carried by 12 people, or 1 in 1,730,756. In Cameroon Saoufou is primarily concentrated in: North Region, where 83 percent reside and Adamawa Region, where 17 percent reside. Barring Cameroon this surname occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Benin, where 7 percent reside and Niger, where 7 percent reside.
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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 Saoufou
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