Cognomen Salifou (Salifou 
) , around the world, is a common surname. The cognomen Salifou is characteristic of Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Niger, where it is quite a common surname, Benin, and Togo. Measured by absolute frequency, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Niger, Benin, and Cameroon. Also, Salifou is the forename as well as the last name.
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| Salifou | Benin, Niger, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Ivory Coast |
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dinah salifou Guinean politician, GN (b. 1830) |
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moustapha salifou Togolese association football player, TG (b. 1983) |
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| andré salifou Nigerien Politician, NE (b. 1942) |
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amadou salifou Nigerien politician, NE |
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| kader salifou researcher |
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| safiou salifou association football player, TG (b. 1982) |
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| abdel-kader salifou French table tennis player, FR (b. 1989) |
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