Sarafilou Surname
Approximately 12 people bear this surname
Sarafilou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 11 | 1:1,744,729 | 34,351 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Sarafilou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sarafilou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sarafilou is borne by more people in Niger than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sarafilou? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly used family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 607,295,493 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Sarafilou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 92 percent reside in Chadic Africa.
The surname Sarafilou is most common in Niger, where it is held by 11 people, or 1 in 1,744,729. In Niger Sarafilou is primarily concentrated in: Tillabéri Region, where 55 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 45 percent are found. Excluding Niger this last name occurs in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 8 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sarafilu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Zarafilou | 89 | 51 | / |
| Sharafilu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Sharhafilu | 84 | 5 | / |
| Sourafilou | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sarafila | 82 | 13 | / |
| Sharahafilu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Sharafylo | 78 | 5 | / |
| Zarafila | 71 | 10 | / |
| Saraphila | 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 Sarafilou
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