Around the world, Salifou (Salifou 
) is quite a common primarily masculine, but very seldom feminine given name. The forename Salifou is characteristic of Gambia, where it is quite a rare boy's name, Cameroon, where it is quite a rare primarily masculine, but very seldom girly name, and Libya, where it is quite a rare mostly masculine, but uncommonly feminine name. In absolute terms, it most frequently occurs in Sub-Saharan Africa, particularly Cameroon, Burkina Faso, and Mali. Also, Salifou is the last name as well as the forename.
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| Salifou | Cameroon, Niger, Benin, Ivory Coast, Burkina Faso |
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illa salifou Nigerien diplomat, NE (b. 1932) |
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salifou sylla GN (b. 1939) |
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salifou lindou Self-taught artist who lives and works in Douala, CM (b. 1965) |
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| salifou fatimata bazeye Nigierien judge, NE (b. 1951) |
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| salifou mody Nigerien officer, NE (b. 1962) |
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| issa salifou BJ (b. 1963) |
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| salifou traoré (b. 1965) |
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| salifou koucka ouiminga judoka, BF (b. 1977) |
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| salifou mboutngam Ph.D. Université de Yaoundé I 2014 |
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| salifou issoufou Ph.D. University of California, Berkeley 2011 |
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| salifou ouedraogo BF |
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| salifou diarrassouba burkinabé footballer, BF |
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| salifou traoré BF |
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