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Most Common Surnames in Diffa Department
| Rank | Surname | Incidence | Frequency | Percent of Parent | Rank in Diffa Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mamadou | 5,300 | 1:30 | 37.89% | 5 |
| 2 | Moustapha | 5,020 | 1:31 | 45.82% | 8 |
| 3 | Ari | 3,683 | 1:43 | 37.55% | 11 |
| 4 | Madou | 2,926 | 1:54 | 36.72% | 14 |
| 5 | Moussa | 2,918 | 1:54 | 15.49% | 1 |
| 6 | Abdou | 2,605 | 1:60 | 17.01% | 2 |
| 7 | Boukar | 2,594 | 1:61 | 18.54% | 4 |
| 8 | Ousmane | 2,587 | 1:61 | 19.76% | 6 |
| 9 | Ibrahim | 2,331 | 1:67 | 27.22% | 13 |
| 10 | Oumara | 2,125 | 1:74 | 48.73% | 27 |
| 11 | Kiari | 2,014 | 1:78 | 45.82% | 26 |
| 12 | Issa | 1,909 | 1:82 | 13.20% | 3 |
| 13 | Boulama | 1,881 | 1:84 | 43.52% | 28 |
| 14 | Boucar | 1,790 | 1:88 | 23.65% | 15 |
| 15 | Mahamadou | 1,732 | 1:91 | 24.37% | 16 |
| 16 | Adam | 1,616 | 1:97 | 16.15% | 10 |
| 17 | Aboucar | 1,398 | 1:113 | 60.99% | 40 |
| 18 | Adamou | 1,349 | 1:117 | 15.34% | 12 |
| 19 | Oumarou | 1,053 | 1:149 | 15.27% | 17 |
| 20 | Amadou | 1,038 | 1:152 | 21.61% | 23 |
| 21 | Aboukar | 1,016 | 1:155 | 44.15% | 39 |
| 22 | Ali | 1,005 | 1:157 | 9.78% | 9 |
| 23 | Goni | 920 | 1:171 | 42.14% | 42 |
| 24 | Hassane | 882 | 1:178 | 15.28% | 18 |
| 25 | Chetima | 880 | 1:179 | 43.33% | 45 |
| 26 | Abba | 872 | 1:180 | 33.46% | 34 |
| 27 | Oumar | 844 | 1:186 | 22.16% | 31 |
| 28 | Saley | 807 | 1:195 | 16.65% | 22 |
| 29 | Makinta | 805 | 1:195 | 65.77% | 68 |
| 30 | Issoufou | 761 | 1:207 | 29.51% | 35 |
| 31 | Idi | 730 | 1:215 | 14.44% | 20 |
| 32 | Tidjani | 729 | 1:216 | 56.78% | 64 |
| 33 | Grema | 723 | 1:218 | 53.40% | 61 |
| 34 | Harouna | 709 | 1:222 | 14.16% | 21 |
| 35 | Hamadou | 706 | 1:223 | 6.02% | 7 |
| 36 | Mamane | 700 | 1:225 | 17.19% | 30 |
| 37 | Lawan | 693 | 1:227 | 34.15% | 46 |
| 38 | Mele | 690 | 1:228 | 44.75% | 55 |
| 39 | Abba Gana | 668 | 1:235 | 62.26% | 79 |
| 40 | Garba | 658 | 1:239 | 28.19% | 38 |
| 41 | Brah | 647 | 1:243 | 53.21% | 71 |
| 42 | Abari | 614 | 1:256 | 29.97% | 44 |
| 43 | Souley | 601 | 1:262 | 14.49% | 29 |
| 44 | Malam Ari | 600 | 1:262 | 47.24% | 65 |
| 45 | Malam Kiari | 577 | 1:273 | 60.04% | 87 |
| 46 | Gambo | 540 | 1:291 | 26.16% | 43 |
| 47 | Ousseini | 537 | 1:293 | 21.23% | 36 |
| 48 | Aboubacar | 502 | 1:313 | 33.05% | 56 |
| 49 | Mani | 485 | 1:324 | 10.55% | 24 |
| 50 | Malam | 468 | 1:336 | 38.77% | 72 |
| 51 | Malam Boukar | 463 | 1:340 | 37.89% | 69 |
| 52 | Mala | 458 | 1:343 | 41.30% | 76 |
| 53 | Matta | 456 | 1:345 | 72.38% | 130 |
| 54 | Abdoulaye | 449 | 1:350 | 24.78% | 48 |
| 55 | Adji | 444 | 1:354 | 25.89% | 51 |
| 56 | Malam Madou | 442 | 1:356 | 44.07% | 82 |
| 57 | Modou | 441 | 1:357 | 44.68% | 84 |
| 58 | Ado | 417 | 1:377 | 7.45% | 19 |
| 59 | Maina | 410 | 1:384 | 24.45% | 53 |
| 60 | Kolo | 399 | 1:394 | 57.08% | 121 |
| 61 | Maman | 397 | 1:396 | 23.57% | 52 |
| 62 | Ligari | 386 | 1:408 | 43.37% | 96 |
| 63 | Gremah | 384 | 1:410 | 34.91% | 77 |
| 64 | Hassan | 367 | 1:429 | 18.12% | 47 |
| 65 | Saidou | 366 | 1:430 | 12.49% | 33 |
| 66 | Awari | 354 | 1:444 | 56.28% | 131 |
| 67 | Malam Abba | 350 | 1:449 | 44.70% | 108 |
| 68 | Malam Mamadou | 340 | 1:463 | 36.76% | 92 |
| 69 | Malam Boucar | 335 | 1:470 | 45.70% | 114 |
| 70 | Sanda | 333 | 1:472 | 28.83% | 75 |
| 71 | Bagale | 325 | 1:484 | 63.23% | 168 |
| 72 | Daouda | 322 | 1:489 | 22.74% | 60 |
| 73 | Lawane | 318 | 1:495 | 48.85% | 125 |
| 73 | Ousman | 318 | 1:495 | 32.78% | 86 |
| 75 | Aissami | 315 | 1:499 | 34.62% | 93 |
| 76 | Katchalla | 307 | 1:512 | 40.66% | 109 |
| 77 | Elh Moustapha | 306 | 1:514 | 55.33% | 156 |
| 77 | Fannami | 306 | 1:514 | 51.43% | 139 |
| 79 | Dalla | 294 | 1:535 | 41.29% | 120 |
| 80 | Malam Gana | 292 | 1:539 | 45.91% | 128 |
| 81 | Yacouba | 291 | 1:541 | 19.96% | 58 |
| 82 | Malam Moustapha | 288 | 1:546 | 52.94% | 161 |
| 83 | Laminou | 284 | 1:554 | 51.92% | 159 |
| 84 | Issaka | 273 | 1:576 | 29.23% | 90 |
| 85 | Boukari | 268 | 1:587 | 18.44% | 59 |
| 86 | Malla | 267 | 1:589 | 31.08% | 101 |
| 87 | Elhadji | 265 | 1:594 | 36.91% | 119 |
| 88 | Mahamane | 253 | 1:622 | 17.31% | 57 |
| 89 | Idrissa | 243 | 1:647 | 28.03% | 98 |
| 90 | Chaibou | 242 | 1:650 | 24.37% | 83 |
| 91 | Hamidou | 236 | 1:667 | 19.92% | 73 |
| 91 | Zarami | 236 | 1:667 | 41.70% | 151 |
| 93 | Fougou | 232 | 1:678 | 32.18% | 118 |
| 94 | Aminami | 230 | 1:684 | 26.74% | 99 |
| 94 | Kondo | 230 | 1:684 | 39.18% | 141 |
| 96 | Youra | 227 | 1:693 | 6.87% | 32 |
| 97 | Boubacar | 226 | 1:696 | 37.67% | 137 |
| 97 | Elh Boukar | 226 | 1:696 | 39.79% | 149 |
| 97 | Souleymane | 226 | 1:696 | 13.10% | 50 |
| 100 | Yahaya | 225 | 1:699 | 26.91% | 105 |
| 101 | Malam Issa | 221 | 1:712 | 41.46% | 164 |
| 102 | Kale | 218 | 1:722 | 63.01% | 218 |
| 103 | Sani | 210 | 1:749 | 24.42% | 99 |
| 104 | Djadji | 208 | 1:756 | 26.16% | 107 |
| 104 | Mari | 208 | 1:756 | 23.21% | 95 |
| 106 | Malam Adji | 205 | 1:767 | 36.03% | 148 |
| 107 | Malam Kaou | 204 | 1:771 | 49.39% | 196 |
| 108 | Elh Madou | 203 | 1:775 | 40.28% | 171 |
| 109 | Malam Abdou | 198 | 1:794 | 31.99% | 132 |
| 109 | Malam Moussa | 198 | 1:794 | 27.12% | 115 |
| 111 | Goni Ari | 192 | 1:819 | 58.90% | 230 |
| 111 | Grah | 192 | 1:819 | 20.62% | 91 |
| 113 | Koulouma | 187 | 1:841 | 59.18% | 234 |
| 113 | Malam Ousmane | 187 | 1:841 | 53.43% | 215 |
| 115 | Tahirou | 186 | 1:846 | 31.05% | 138 |
| 116 | Malam Adam | 184 | 1:855 | 32.22% | 147 |
| 117 | Barma | 183 | 1:860 | 19.08% | 88 |
| 117 | Boulama Kiari | 183 | 1:860 | 64.44% | 260 |
| 119 | Inoussa | 182 | 1:864 | 24.14% | 110 |
| 120 | Habou | 175 | 1:899 | 24.01% | 116 |
| 121 | Bello | 173 | 1:909 | 7.59% | 41 |
| 122 | Djibo | 172 | 1:915 | 34.89% | 175 |
| 123 | Bounou | 171 | 1:920 | 40.52% | 193 |
| 124 | Ahmadou | 169 | 1:931 | 6.96% | 37 |
| 124 | Katiella | 169 | 1:931 | 19.88% | 103 |
| 126 | Kollo | 167 | 1:942 | 49.26% | 221 |
| 127 | Dala | 165 | 1:953 | 29.15% | 151 |
| 127 | Nouhou | 165 | 1:953 | 25.78% | 127 |
| 129 | Kadey | 164 | 1:959 | 55.41% | 249 |
| 129 | Marouma | 164 | 1:959 | 29.66% | 156 |
| 129 | Salifou | 164 | 1:959 | 25.51% | 126 |
| 132 | Goni Moustapha | 163 | 1:965 | 59.27% | 268 |
| 133 | Boulou | 162 | 1:971 | 35.14% | 181 |
| 133 | Malam Gambo | 162 | 1:971 | 44.14% | 211 |
| 135 | Cherif | 158 | 1:996 | 27.62% | 145 |
| 136 | Kaou | 155 | 1:1,015 | 26.59% | 143 |
| 137 | Abdourahamane | 150 | 1:1,049 | 17.75% | 104 |
| 138 | Mohamed | 148 | 1:1,063 | 8.45% | 49 |
| 139 | Ary | 146 | 1:1,077 | 34.11% | 192 |
| 139 | Brem | 146 | 1:1,077 | 54.89% | 272 |
| 141 | Boudou | 143 | 1:1,100 | 38.24% | 209 |
| 141 | Mahaman | 143 | 1:1,100 | 19.43% | 112 |
| 143 | Elh Ari | 142 | 1:1,108 | 34.72% | 197 |
| 143 | Illiassou | 142 | 1:1,108 | 16.69% | 102 |
| 143 | Kassoum | 142 | 1:1,108 | 37.27% | 205 |
| 143 | Sale | 142 | 1:1,108 | 11.41% | 67 |
| 147 | Maidougou | 140 | 1:1,124 | 53.64% | 274 |
| 148 | Youssey | 139 | 1:1,132 | 8.41% | 54 |
| 149 | Kaday | 137 | 1:1,148 | 80.12% | 388 |
| 150 | Kalle | 132 | 1:1,192 | 47.31% | 267 |
| 150 | Malam Goni | 132 | 1:1,192 | 43.56% | 245 |
| 152 | Abba Kiari | 131 | 1:1,201 | 68.95% | 356 |
| 152 | Elh Boucar | 131 | 1:1,201 | 34.66% | 207 |
| 154 | Kadaou | 130 | 1:1,210 | 91.55% | 451 |
| 154 | Kellou | 130 | 1:1,210 | 64.36% | 331 |
| 156 | Goni Madou | 128 | 1:1,229 | 64.32% | 338 |
| 156 | Maloum | 128 | 1:1,229 | 23.15% | 156 |
| 156 | Zakaria | 128 | 1:1,229 | 23.10% | 155 |
| 159 | Malam Oumara | 127 | 1:1,239 | 44.88% | 261 |
| 160 | Malam Ibrahim | 126 | 1:1,248 | 29.10% | 191 |
| 161 | Koura | 122 | 1:1,289 | 50.00% | 286 |
| 162 | Boulama Madou | 121 | 1:1,300 | 38.54% | 238 |
| 162 | Elh Kiari | 121 | 1:1,300 | 55.76% | 318 |
| 162 | Kadai | 121 | 1:1,300 | 25.97% | 180 |
| 162 | Malam Boulama | 121 | 1:1,300 | 49.79% | 288 |
| 166 | Elh Goni | 119 | 1:1,322 | 68.39% | 385 |
| 166 | Kelloumi | 119 | 1:1,322 | 65.38% | 371 |
| 166 | Malam Oumar | 119 | 1:1,322 | 51.52% | 295 |
| 166 | Mamadou Adji | 119 | 1:1,322 | 33.43% | 213 |
| 170 | Gaptia | 118 | 1:1,333 | 20.63% | 145 |
| 171 | Malam Brah | 116 | 1:1,356 | 61.38% | 358 |
| 172 | Abba Kourou | 115 | 1:1,368 | 92.74% | 513 |
| 172 | Madou Kourou | 115 | 1:1,368 | 58.08% | 340 |
| 174 | Soumaila | 114 | 1:1,380 | 19.32% | 140 |
| 175 | Madou Koura | 113 | 1:1,392 | 74.34% | 423 |
| 175 | Zakari | 113 | 1:1,392 | 17.85% | 129 |
| 177 | Abba Kellou | 111 | 1:1,417 | 60.33% | 365 |
| 177 | Djibrilla | 111 | 1:1,417 | 41.26% | 270 |
| 177 | Douna | 111 | 1:1,417 | 20.90% | 165 |
| 177 | Lawali | 111 | 1:1,417 | 42.69% | 276 |
| 181 | Adji Gana | 110 | 1:1,430 | 70.51% | 414 |
| 181 | Bachir | 110 | 1:1,430 | 20.22% | 161 |
| 183 | Madou Kellou | 109 | 1:1,443 | 58.92% | 361 |
| 183 | Malam Maina | 109 | 1:1,443 | 46.58% | 292 |
| 185 | Malam Abari | 108 | 1:1,457 | 51.67% | 328 |
| 186 | Moumouni | 107 | 1:1,470 | 20.23% | 166 |
| 187 | Abbari | 106 | 1:1,484 | 32.22% | 228 |
| 188 | Ari Kaou | 104 | 1:1,513 | 29.13% | 212 |
| 188 | Goni Boukar | 104 | 1:1,513 | 45.61% | 300 |
| 190 | Goni Mamadou | 103 | 1:1,527 | 49.05% | 326 |
| 190 | Kiari Kaka | 103 | 1:1,527 | 40.71% | 281 |
| 190 | Mamadou Moustapha | 103 | 1:1,527 | 48.82% | 323 |
| 193 | Madji | 102 | 1:1,542 | 21.52% | 179 |
| 194 | Boulama Ari | 101 | 1:1,557 | 41.22% | 285 |
| 194 | Malam Kellou | 101 | 1:1,557 | 87.07% | 557 |
| 196 | Gana | 100 | 1:1,573 | 45.66% | 315 |
| 197 | Ambalam | 99 | 1:1,589 | 31.33% | 234 |
| 197 | Boudoumi | 99 | 1:1,589 | 63.46% | 414 |
| 197 | Meremi | 99 | 1:1,589 | 76.15% | 493 |
| 200 | Kaka | 98 | 1:1,605 | 34.39% | 259 |