Diffa Region Genealogical Records
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Most Common Surnames in Diffa Region
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Niger |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Moussa | 18,832 | 1:35 | 2.91% | 2 |
| 2 | Abdou | 15,319 | 1:43 | 2.30% | 1 |
| 3 | Issa | 14,458 | 1:46 | 4.78% | 7 |
| 4 | Boukar | 13,990 | 1:47 | 46.25% | 105 |
| 5 | Mamadou | 13,987 | 1:47 | 33.15% | 77 |
| 6 | Ousmane | 13,093 | 1:51 | 11.81% | 31 |
| 7 | Hamadou | 11,728 | 1:56 | 7.38% | 20 |
| 8 | Moustapha | 10,956 | 1:60 | 36.65% | 106 |
| 9 | Ali | 10,279 | 1:64 | 4.02% | 10 |
| 10 | Adam | 10,009 | 1:66 | 23.45% | 76 |
| 11 | Ari | 9,808 | 1:68 | 81.43% | 189 |
| 12 | Adamou | 8,795 | 1:75 | 2.33% | 5 |
| 13 | Ibrahim | 8,563 | 1:77 | 2.08% | 3 |
| 14 | Madou | 7,968 | 1:83 | 55.99% | 173 |
| 15 | Boucar | 7,569 | 1:87 | 68.47% | 202 |
| 16 | Mahamadou | 7,107 | 1:93 | 2.97% | 11 |
| 17 | Oumarou | 6,897 | 1:96 | 1.80% | 4 |
| 18 | Hassane | 5,773 | 1:115 | 2.98% | 16 |
| 19 | Ado | 5,599 | 1:118 | 5.45% | 34 |
| 20 | Idi | 5,057 | 1:131 | 2.55% | 15 |
| 21 | Harouna | 5,008 | 1:132 | 1.82% | 8 |
| 22 | Saley | 4,848 | 1:137 | 3.40% | 24 |
| 23 | Amadou | 4,803 | 1:138 | 1.33% | 6 |
| 24 | Mani | 4,599 | 1:144 | 9.84% | 71 |
| 25 | Mahamat | 4,541 | 1:146 | 79.14% | 332 |
| 26 | Kiari | 4,395 | 1:151 | 63.61% | 291 |
| 27 | Oumara | 4,361 | 1:152 | 40.63% | 205 |
| 28 | Boulama | 4,322 | 1:153 | 66.11% | 304 |
| 29 | Souley | 4,147 | 1:160 | 1.89% | 13 |
| 30 | Mamane | 4,073 | 1:163 | 3.11% | 26 |
| 31 | Oumar | 3,809 | 1:174 | 38.73% | 219 |
| 32 | Youra | 3,305 | 1:200 | 90.42% | 471 |
| 33 | Saidou | 2,930 | 1:226 | 1.93% | 23 |
| 34 | Abba | 2,606 | 1:254 | 24.44% | 208 |
| 35 | Issoufou | 2,579 | 1:257 | 1.23% | 14 |
| 36 | Ousseini | 2,530 | 1:262 | 3.24% | 44 |
| 37 | Ahmadou | 2,429 | 1:273 | 22.82% | 209 |
| 38 | Garba | 2,334 | 1:284 | 1.00% | 12 |
| 39 | Aboukar | 2,301 | 1:288 | 76.65% | 535 |
| 40 | Aboucar | 2,292 | 1:289 | 74.54% | 526 |
| 41 | Bello | 2,278 | 1:291 | 15.31% | 170 |
| 42 | Goni | 2,183 | 1:303 | 64.15% | 497 |
| 43 | Gambo | 2,064 | 1:321 | 6.63% | 102 |
| 44 | Abari | 2,049 | 1:323 | 47.36% | 419 |
| 45 | Chetima | 2,031 | 1:326 | 79.68% | 609 |
| 46 | Lawan | 2,029 | 1:326 | 11.27% | 153 |
| 47 | Hassan | 2,025 | 1:327 | 2.46% | 42 |
| 48 | Abdoulaye | 1,812 | 1:365 | 1.53% | 28 |
| 49 | Mohamed | 1,752 | 1:378 | 2.74% | 55 |
| 50 | Souleymane | 1,725 | 1:384 | 3.39% | 68 |
| 51 | Adji | 1,715 | 1:386 | 47.82% | 480 |
| 52 | Maman | 1,684 | 1:393 | 0.65% | 9 |
| 53 | Maina | 1,677 | 1:395 | 33.05% | 367 |
| 54 | Youssey | 1,653 | 1:401 | 80.01% | 711 |
| 55 | Mele | 1,542 | 1:429 | 82.86% | 785 |
| 56 | Aboubacar | 1,519 | 1:436 | 0.95% | 19 |
| 57 | Mahamane | 1,462 | 1:453 | 2.21% | 51 |
| 58 | Yacouba | 1,458 | 1:454 | 1.14% | 27 |
| 59 | Boukari | 1,453 | 1:456 | 1.64% | 37 |
| 60 | Daouda | 1,416 | 1:468 | 1.89% | 46 |
| 61 | Grema | 1,354 | 1:489 | 69.47% | 752 |
| 62 | Daou | 1,333 | 1:497 | 61.60% | 684 |
| 63 | Youssouf | 1,291 | 1:513 | 12.29% | 210 |
| 64 | Tidjani | 1,284 | 1:516 | 16.36% | 261 |
| 65 | Malam Ari | 1,270 | 1:521 | 86.81% | 925 |
| 66 | Lamine | 1,249 | 1:530 | 43.52% | 551 |
| 67 | Sale | 1,245 | 1:532 | 3.30% | 81 |
| 68 | Makinta | 1,224 | 1:541 | 96.68% | 1,016 |
| 69 | Malam Boukar | 1,222 | 1:542 | 68.15% | 811 |
| 70 | Bouro | 1,217 | 1:544 | 76.93% | 875 |
| 71 | Brah | 1,216 | 1:545 | 7.42% | 161 |
| 72 | Malam | 1,207 | 1:549 | 12.00% | 215 |
| 73 | Hamidou | 1,185 | 1:559 | 1.06% | 30 |
| 74 | Ahmet | 1,164 | 1:569 | 37.02% | 519 |
| 75 | Sanda | 1,155 | 1:573 | 3.34% | 90 |
| 76 | Mala | 1,109 | 1:597 | 60.21% | 793 |
| 77 | Gremah | 1,100 | 1:602 | 98.04% | 1,123 |
| 78 | Abdallah | 1,095 | 1:605 | 33.55% | 510 |
| 79 | Abba Gana | 1,073 | 1:617 | 87.16% | 1,039 |
| 80 | Brahim | 1,020 | 1:649 | 72.60% | 948 |
| 81 | Djibir | 1,014 | 1:653 | 17.39% | 327 |
| 82 | Malam Madou | 1,003 | 1:660 | 89.96% | 1,128 |
| 83 | Chaibou | 993 | 1:667 | 0.73% | 25 |
| 84 | Iyoura | 987 | 1:671 | 83.08% | 1,071 |
| 84 | Modou | 987 | 1:671 | 98.40% | 1,213 |
| 86 | Ousman | 970 | 1:683 | 1.22% | 43 |
| 87 | Malam Kiari | 961 | 1:689 | 90.15% | 1,160 |
| 88 | Barma | 959 | 1:691 | 41.32% | 653 |
| 89 | Sallah | 956 | 1:693 | 21.16% | 401 |
| 90 | Issaka | 934 | 1:709 | 0.61% | 22 |
| 91 | Grah | 931 | 1:711 | 90.13% | 1,183 |
| 92 | Malam Mamadou | 925 | 1:716 | 65.00% | 939 |
| 93 | Aissami | 910 | 1:728 | 87.33% | 1,173 |
| 94 | Ahmed | 907 | 1:730 | 3.66% | 124 |
| 95 | Mari | 896 | 1:739 | 19.52% | 395 |
| 96 | Ligari | 890 | 1:744 | 84.44% | 1,167 |
| 97 | Hammadou | 870 | 1:761 | 44.59% | 750 |
| 98 | Idrissa | 867 | 1:764 | 0.92% | 36 |
| 99 | Aminami | 860 | 1:770 | 78.97% | 1,143 |
| 99 | Sani | 860 | 1:770 | 0.55% | 21 |
| 101 | Malla | 859 | 1:771 | 70.07% | 1,043 |
| 102 | Illiassou | 851 | 1:778 | 2.44% | 89 |
| 103 | Katiella | 850 | 1:779 | 92.69% | 1,305 |
| 104 | Abdourahamane | 845 | 1:784 | 2.74% | 103 |
| 105 | Yahaya | 836 | 1:792 | 0.77% | 33 |
| 106 | Issouf | 797 | 1:831 | 12.35% | 306 |
| 107 | Djadji | 795 | 1:833 | 68.89% | 1,103 |
| 108 | Malam Abba | 783 | 1:846 | 66.92% | 1,094 |
| 109 | Katchalla | 755 | 1:877 | 51.15% | 915 |
| 110 | Inoussa | 754 | 1:878 | 1.41% | 65 |
| 111 | Kabo | 746 | 1:888 | 23.27% | 515 |
| 112 | Abba Kaka | 736 | 1:900 | 99.59% | 1,524 |
| 112 | Mahaman | 736 | 1:900 | 0.87% | 40 |
| 114 | Malam Boucar | 733 | 1:903 | 87.78% | 1,390 |
| 115 | Malam Moussa | 730 | 1:907 | 14.05% | 360 |
| 116 | Habou | 729 | 1:908 | 0.66% | 32 |
| 117 | Yaou | 722 | 1:917 | 1.38% | 67 |
| 118 | Fougou | 721 | 1:919 | 87.18% | 1,399 |
| 119 | Elhadji | 718 | 1:922 | 12.34% | 329 |
| 120 | Dalla | 712 | 1:930 | 59.78% | 1,067 |
| 121 | Kolo | 699 | 1:947 | 76.06% | 1,302 |
| 122 | Taher | 696 | 1:952 | 45.37% | 889 |
| 123 | Hamet | 677 | 1:978 | 52.77% | 1,008 |
| 124 | Abatcha | 671 | 1:987 | 96.69% | 1,593 |
| 125 | Lawane | 651 | 1:1,017 | 86.23% | 1,504 |
| 126 | Salifou | 643 | 1:1,030 | 0.78% | 41 |
| 127 | Nouhou | 640 | 1:1,035 | 1.09% | 60 |
| 128 | Malam Gana | 636 | 1:1,041 | 81.23% | 1,460 |
| 129 | Zakari | 633 | 1:1,046 | 0.98% | 54 |
| 130 | Matta | 630 | 1:1,051 | 81.82% | 1,484 |
| 131 | Awari | 629 | 1:1,053 | 69.20% | 1,313 |
| 132 | Malam Abdou | 619 | 1:1,070 | 8.92% | 288 |
| 132 | Tchari | 619 | 1:1,070 | 88.94% | 1,591 |
| 134 | Bouba | 616 | 1:1,075 | 5.15% | 190 |
| 135 | Youssoufa | 615 | 1:1,077 | 17.28% | 485 |
| 136 | Arimi | 605 | 1:1,095 | 94.09% | 1,700 |
| 137 | Boubacar | 600 | 1:1,104 | 0.37% | 18 |
| 138 | Tahirou | 599 | 1:1,106 | 1.14% | 66 |
| 139 | Fannami | 595 | 1:1,113 | 78.39% | 1,498 |
| 140 | Soumaila | 590 | 1:1,122 | 2.09% | 113 |
| 141 | Ardo | 587 | 1:1,128 | 64.22% | 1,308 |
| 141 | Kondo | 587 | 1:1,128 | 21.53% | 579 |
| 143 | Kaou | 583 | 1:1,136 | 53.44% | 1,140 |
| 144 | Issoufa | 576 | 1:1,150 | 7.73% | 270 |
| 145 | Cherif | 572 | 1:1,158 | 25.93% | 671 |
| 145 | Gaptia | 572 | 1:1,158 | 84.74% | 1,633 |
| 147 | Malam Adam | 571 | 1:1,160 | 54.90% | 1,174 |
| 148 | Malam Adji | 569 | 1:1,164 | 88.77% | 1,704 |
| 149 | Elh Boukar | 568 | 1:1,166 | 62.28% | 1,310 |
| 150 | Abdoulahi | 567 | 1:1,168 | 0.87% | 53 |
| 151 | Dala | 566 | 1:1,170 | 65.97% | 1,366 |
| 151 | Zarami | 566 | 1:1,170 | 93.86% | 1,771 |
| 153 | Manzo | 565 | 1:1,172 | 1.89% | 107 |
| 154 | Kanta | 555 | 1:1,193 | 2.34% | 127 |
| 155 | Zakaria | 554 | 1:1,195 | 10.42% | 347 |
| 156 | Elh Moustapha | 553 | 1:1,198 | 75.24% | 1,533 |
| 156 | Maloum | 553 | 1:1,198 | 44.74% | 1,033 |
| 156 | Marouma | 553 | 1:1,198 | 83.41% | 1,655 |
| 159 | Laminou | 547 | 1:1,211 | 5.12% | 207 |
| 160 | Gadji | 546 | 1:1,213 | 36.30% | 899 |
| 161 | Bachir | 544 | 1:1,217 | 4.68% | 192 |
| 161 | Malam Moustapha | 544 | 1:1,217 | 79.65% | 1,615 |
| 163 | Ahamadou | 536 | 1:1,236 | 5.50% | 221 |
| 164 | Malam Issa | 533 | 1:1,243 | 18.73% | 555 |
| 165 | Douna | 531 | 1:1,247 | 24.16% | 674 |
| 166 | Moumouni | 529 | 1:1,252 | 0.52% | 35 |
| 167 | Chedo | 517 | 1:1,281 | 47.52% | 1,144 |
| 168 | Bagale | 514 | 1:1,288 | 72.60% | 1,573 |
| 169 | Mai | 513 | 1:1,291 | 40.52% | 1,016 |
| 170 | Djibrillou | 511 | 1:1,296 | 13.66% | 461 |
| 171 | Elh Madou | 504 | 1:1,314 | 83.17% | 1,763 |
| 172 | Ayouba | 499 | 1:1,327 | 1.38% | 86 |
| 173 | Idriss | 497 | 1:1,333 | 27.57% | 805 |
| 173 | Yerima | 497 | 1:1,333 | 26.30% | 777 |
| 175 | Choukou | 493 | 1:1,343 | 97.43% | 2,069 |
| 175 | Djibo | 493 | 1:1,343 | 0.26% | 17 |
| 177 | Also | 483 | 1:1,371 | 35.44% | 969 |
| 178 | Daro | 475 | 1:1,394 | 60.36% | 1,453 |
| 179 | Madji | 474 | 1:1,397 | 82.72% | 1,851 |
| 180 | Kadai | 466 | 1:1,421 | 75.53% | 1,751 |
| 181 | Boulou | 461 | 1:1,437 | 67.01% | 1,605 |
| 182 | Alto | 458 | 1:1,446 | 11.15% | 435 |
| 183 | Ibrah | 456 | 1:1,452 | 1.44% | 99 |
| 183 | Younouss | 456 | 1:1,452 | 61.62% | 1,523 |
| 185 | Kaigama | 455 | 1:1,456 | 50.78% | 1,325 |
| 186 | Djao | 447 | 1:1,482 | 34.52% | 1,002 |
| 186 | Gako | 447 | 1:1,482 | 27.58% | 860 |
| 188 | Eli | 443 | 1:1,495 | 67.02% | 1,661 |
| 189 | Illou | 442 | 1:1,498 | 7.57% | 326 |
| 190 | Elh Moussa | 439 | 1:1,509 | 8.39% | 356 |
| 191 | Malam Ibrahim | 433 | 1:1,529 | 21.31% | 723 |
| 192 | Ary | 428 | 1:1,547 | 62.03% | 1,601 |
| 193 | Bounou | 422 | 1:1,569 | 11.09% | 455 |
| 194 | Boudji | 419 | 1:1,581 | 64.86% | 1,694 |
| 195 | Mohamat | 417 | 1:1,588 | 63.96% | 1,683 |
| 196 | Malam Kaou | 413 | 1:1,604 | 94.29% | 2,291 |
| 197 | Elh Ari | 409 | 1:1,619 | 88.53% | 2,204 |
| 198 | Maigari | 403 | 1:1,643 | 8.70% | 393 |
| 199 | Bako | 393 | 1:1,685 | 1.40% | 114 |
| 200 | Mato | 392 | 1:1,689 | 1.07% | 85 |