Salifou or Salifo is a West African masculine given name and surname. Notable people with the name include:
Given name Salifou Fatimata Bazeye (born 1954), Nigerien jurist Salifo Caropitche (born 2001), Bissau-Guinean footballer Salifou Diarrassouba (born 2001), Ivorian footballer Salifou Lindou (born 1965), Cameroonian artist Salifou Modi (born 1962), Nigerien Army divisional general Salifou Koucka Ouiminga (born 1977), Burkinabé judoka Salifou Soumah (born 2003), Guinean footballer
Surname Amadou Salifou, Nigerien politician André Salifou (1942–2022), Nigerien politician Dikeni Salifou (born 2003), German footballer Dinah Salifou (1830–1897), king of the Nalu people of Guinea Falilatou Tchanile-Salifou, Togolese sports administrator Moustapha Salifou (born 1983), Togolese footballer Safiou Salifou (born 1982), Togolese footballer