Sherifatu Surname
Approximately 142 people bear this surname
Sherifatu Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 98 | 1:1,807,579 | 65,389 |
| Cameroon | 34 | 1:610,855 | 46,287 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Sherifatu (6,970) may also be a first name.
Sherifatu Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sherifatu Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sherifatu is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Sherifatu? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,484,726th most common surname globally, held by approximately 1 in 51,320,746 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Sherifatu live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 77,780th most common forename on earth, held by 6,970 people.
It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is borne by 98 people, or 1 in 1,807,579. In Nigeria Sherifatu is mostly concentrated in: Lagos, where 36 percent are found, Oyo, where 16 percent are found and Ogun, where 14 percent are found. Without taking into account Nigeria it exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 24 percent are found and Ghana, where 6 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherifatou | 95 | 18 | / |
| Sheriffatu | 95 | 1 | / |
| Serifatu | 94 | 239 | / |
| Sharifatu | 89 | 296 | / |
| Serifatou | 89 | 2 | / |
| Seritfatu | 89 | 1 | / |
| Cherifatou | 84 | 7 | / |
| Sheriphatu | 84 | 1 | / |
| Sarifatu | 82 | 8 | / |
| Sirifatu | 82 | 3 | / |
| Sairifatu | 78 | 3 | / |
| Chirifatou | 74 | 2 | / |
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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 Sherifatu
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