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 is more frequently found in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms: Šerifu. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Serifu? popularity and diffusion
The last name Serifu is the 1,369,340th most widespread surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 45,264,260 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Serifu are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 306,159th most frequently occurring first name world-wide. It is borne by 726 people.
The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is carried by 156 people, or 1 in 1,135,530. In Nigeria Serifu is primarily concentrated in: Oyo, where 33 percent reside, Osun, where 25 percent reside and Lagos, where 13 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Serifu is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in Uganda, where 1 percent reside and India, where 1 percent reside.
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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