Serifu Surname
Approximately 161 people bear this surname
Serifu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 156 | 1:1,135,530 | 46,612 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
The alternate forms: Šerifu (1) are calculated separately.
Serifu (726) may also be a first name.
Serifu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Serifu Come From? nationality or country of origin
Serifu has its highest incidence in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant: Šerifu. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Serifu? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,369,340th most commonly held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Serifu live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Serifu is also the 306,159th most commonly used forename at a global level It is held by 726 people.
The last name is most commonly used in Nigeria, where it is held by 156 people, or 1 in 1,135,530. In Nigeria Serifu is most prevalent in: Oyo, where 33 percent live, Osun, where 25 percent live and Lagos, where 13 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Serifu exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Uganda, where 1 percent live and India, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Šerifu | 94 | 1 | / |
| Serifou | 92 | 4,248 | / |
| Sherifu | 92 | 108 | / |
| Seriffu | 92 | 7 | / |
| Sehrifu | 92 | 1 | / |
| Sheriffu | 86 | 5 | / |
| Sherifou | 86 | 3 | / |
| Sherifuh | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sherrifu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Seriffou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Serifaut | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sheerifu | 86 | 1 | / |
| Serrifou | 86 | 1 | / |
| Sarifu | 83 | 205 | / |
| Zerifu | 83 | 10 | / |
| Serufu | 83 | 8 | / |
| Sirifu | 83 | 7 | / |
| Serefu | 83 | 3 | / |
| Sharifu | 77 | 4,724 | / |
| Sherefu | 77 | 36 | / |
| Serefou | 77 | 12 | / |
| Sariffu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sserufu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sirifou | 77 | 2 | / |
| Shirifu | 77 | 2 | / |
| Sérifou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cerifou | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sirifus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Cherifou | 71 | 1,422 | / |
| Gerifaud | 71 | 28 | / |
| Shariffu | 71 | 5 | / |
| Sharrifu | 71 | 3 | / |
| Sirifudd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sahriffu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sareifou | 71 | 1 | / |
| Sharifhu | 71 | 1 | / |
| Zerefu | 67 | 1,307 | / |
| Sarufu | 67 | 297 | / |
| Sarefu | 67 | 52 | / |
| Cheriffou | 67 | 47 | / |
| Zarifu | 67 | 7 | / |
| Sharriffu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cherijfou | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sirefu | 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 Serifu
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