Daif Surname

25,217th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21,392 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Daif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Daif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco7,1571:4,817553
Egypt5,0341:18,2632,118
Iraq4,0401:8,669705
Algeria2,4171:15,9832,895
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Syria4281:45,0962,505
Yemen4161:63,5224,674
France2921:227,47535,284
Israel1681:50,9386,690
Kuwait1541:24,6803,145
Spain901:519,46725,773
United States821:4,420,231233,612
Belgium701:164,23822,550
United Arab Emirates691:132,78710,955
Jordan661:133,9768,049
Palestine471:96,7846,858
Philippines391:2,595,852132,893
Indonesia301:4,408,306217,989
Tunisia161:38,1645,464
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Sweden121:820,56361,223
Lebanon101:563,70813,499
Afghanistan101:3,215,31818,974
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England51:11,143,612252,590
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Italy41:15,289,172132,955
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Mauritania21:2,047,43230,537
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bahrain11:1,348,60810,432
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Daïf (277) are calculated separately.

Daif (19,006) may also be a first name.

Daif Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Daif Come From? nationality or country of origin

Daif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻀﻴﻒ) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It may occur as: Daïf. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Daif? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 25,217th most numerous last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 340,667 people. It is primarily found in Africa, where 68 percent of Daif reside; 68 percent reside in North Africa and 45 percent reside in Mahgreb. It is also the 39,291st most common forename at a global level It is held by 19,006 people.

It is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is borne by 7,157 people, or 1 in 4,817. Outside of Morocco this last name occurs in 42 countries. It also occurs in Egypt, where 24 percent live and Iraq, where 19 percent live.

Daif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Daif has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 8,200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Daif Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Daif last name is predominantly Shiite (71%) in Lebanon.

In The United States those bearing the Daif last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% being registered with the political party.

The amount Daif earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 13.6% more than the national average, earning $49,017 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.58% less than the national average, earning $47,410 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daïf92277/
Dhaif892,141/
Daaif891,176/
Daief89594/
Daife89349/
Daiyf894/
Daiif893/
Daiff892/
Dif8632,331/
Daf865,352/
Daieff803/
Daiouf801/
Daiafe801/
Daiffe801/
Deif7512,089/
Daff757,309/
Dafe755,014/
Dief753,558/
Dasf751,818/
Dhif751,740/
Daib751,438/
Daft751,311/
Daef75964/
Duif75754/
Dayf75519/
Daiv75414/
Dafh75222/
Dife75191/
Diff75157/
Daaf7590/
Dauf7566/
Diof7560/
Difs7524/
Deaf7521/
Dhaf7519/
Doif7515/
Hdaf757/
Dift755/
Daiw754/
Dawf754/
Dihf752/
Dahf752/
Disf752/
Dgaf751/
Ddif751/
Davf751/
Dgif751/
Difh751/
Dafs751/
Dafz751/
Dadf751/
Dizf751/
Diwf751/
Datf751/
Daffe6718,923/
Dayib674,249/
Hdaib671,058/
Duijf67523/
Daibh67486/
Daivd67444/
Dhaib67335/
Dhafe67298/
Daayf67212/
Dayef67195/
Daiub67174/
Daivs67153/
Diyaf6779/
Dafft6778/
Deift6769/
Diffe6748/
Ditfe6746/
Deife6735/
Duifs6730/
Dajib6729/
Daiev6725/
Dioff6718/
Dafsh6717/
Deyaf6716/
Dhief6712/
Daafe6711/
Daiab679/
Dahaf679/
Daieb678/
Dhoif677/
Dhaiv676/
Dgiff676/
Daiib676/
Dajaf675/
Diopf674/
Dhafh674/
Dajiw674/
Daufs674/
Doift674/
Dheif673/
Dayaf673/
D'Aff673/
Dafhe672/
Dhaft672/
Duiff672/
Daeff672/
D'Aft672/
Tdafe672/
Deivf671/
Dioyf671/
Dittf671/
Daiov671/
Dawef671/
Dayiw671/
Dayuf671/
Daufe671/
Dawfe671/
Dieff671/
Deafe671/
Dasfe671/
Daiew671/
Dadfe671/
D'Auf671/
Deiaf671/
Deief671/
Deifh671/
Duiof671/
Daiyb671/
Disfz671/
Hdajf671/
Deaff670/
Daffs670/
Deaft670/
Dauff670/
Deahf670/

Daif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Daif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻀﻴﻒaldyf50
ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻒaldyf50

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