Slifou Surname

2,746,821st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 50 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Slifou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Slifou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger481:399,83411,128
Benin21:5,167,80184,334

Slifou (19) may also be a first name.

Slifou Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Slifou Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Slifou is found most in Niger. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Slifou.

How Common Is The Last Name Slifou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,746,821st most frequently occurring last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Slifou reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 96 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 2,523,061st most widely held given name worldwide. It is borne by 19 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Niger, where it is borne by 48 people, or 1 in 399,834. In Niger Slifou is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 48 percent live, Dosso Region, where 19 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 17 percent live. Beside Niger Slifou exists in one country. It also occurs in Benin, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Slaifou921/
Slifu9186/
Slifo9113/
Slissfou861/
Sclifo8370/
Slaifu834/
Slifos832/
Sleifo831/
Cliffou771/
Slefo7311/
Clifu7310/
Slifa731/
Schlifos712/
Chlifoux711/
Cliffo675/
Slifah672/
Slyfos672/
Slaifa672/
Sliphu672/
Sclifò672/
Sclifó671/
Slifat671/
Sliffat62136/
Slefosh624/
Jellifo622/
Shlifai621/
Slifeii621/
Sliffey620/
Cilliffo571/
Shlaifah571/
Clefo551/
Cliffujah531/
Schleiffa531/
Chlifa501/

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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 Slifou
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