Serifu Surname

1,369,340th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 161 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Serifu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Serifu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1561:1,135,53046,612
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Šerifu941/
Serifou924,248/
Sherifu92108/
Seriffu927/
Sehrifu921/
Sheriffu865/
Sherifou863/
Sherifuh861/
Sherrifu861/
Seriffou861/
Serifaut861/
Sheerifu861/
Serrifou861/
Sarifu83205/
Zerifu8310/
Serufu838/
Sirifu837/
Serefu833/
Sharifu774,724/
Sherefu7736/
Serefou7712/
Sariffu772/
Sserufu772/
Sirifou772/
Shirifu772/
Sérifou771/
Cerifou771/
Sirifus771/
Cherifou711,422/
Gerifaud7128/
Shariffu715/
Sharrifu713/
Sirifudd711/
Sahriffu711/
Sareifou711/
Sharifhu711/
Zerefu671,307/
Sarufu67297/
Sarefu6752/
Cheriffou6747/
Zarifu677/
Sharriffu672/
Cherijfou671/
Sirefu671/

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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
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  • 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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