Sirfou Surname
Approximately 9 people bear this surname
Sirfou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 7 | 1:2,741,717 | 49,802 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
Sirfou (159) may also be a first name.
Sirfou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Sirfou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Sirfou occurs most in Niger. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Sirfou? popularity and diffusion
The last name Sirfou is the 6,360,413th most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Sirfou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 89 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 727,628th most frequent forename internationally It is held by 159 people.
The last name Sirfou is most frequently held in Niger, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 2,741,717. In Niger Sirfou is most numerous in: Tillabéri Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Niger it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Burkina Faso, where 11 percent are found and Cameroon, where 11 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sirfo | 91 | 66 | / |
| Sirfus | 83 | 23 | / |
| Serfou | 83 | 5 | / |
| Sirfos | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sirefu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Hsirfu | 83 | 1 | / |
| Sirfijo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Sirfa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Serfu | 73 | 2 | / |
| Serfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Zirfo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Sierfoss | 71 | 0 | / |
| Searfous | 71 | 0 | / |
| Serfuy | 67 | 55 | / |
| Serfus | 67 | 30 | / |
| Serfos | 67 | 25 | / |
| Shirfa | 67 | 4 | / |
| Sirfaz | 67 | 3 | / |
| Sherfu | 67 | 2 | / |
| Cirfus | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sirfat | 67 | 2 | / |
| Sirfee | 67 | 1 | / |
| Searfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sierfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sherfo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Sairfa | 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 Sirfou
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