Throughout the world, Sifou (Sifou 
) is a common principally masculine, but very seldom feminine forename. The first name Sifou is habitual in Northern Africa, particularly Algeria, where it is quite a common predominantly male, but very infrequently girly name, Tunisia, where it is a rare male name, and Morocco. Very seldom, Sifou is the last name as well as the forename.