Deif Surname

43,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12,089 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Egypt
Highest density in:
Egypt

Deif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Egypt10,8911:8,4411,031
Saudi Arabia6761:45,6456,666
Morocco1361:253,50142,794
Algeria831:465,44036,143
Iraq731:479,7498,022
Canada701:526,36644,416
United States401:9,061,473385,835
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Sudan161:2,344,3874,438
Mauritania121:341,23914,334
United Arab Emirates101:916,22736,116
Qatar91:262,00030,726
Czechia51:2,126,694115,412
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
England31:18,572,686338,250
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Oman21:1,843,9869,590
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
France11:66,422,722504,397
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Deif (826) may also be a first name.

Deif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deif (Arabic: ضيف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻒ) occurs most in Egypt. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Deif.

How Common Is The Last Name Deif? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 43,057th most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 602,825 people. The last name Deif is mostly found in Africa, where 92 percent of Deif live; 92 percent live in North Africa and 90 percent live in Arabic North Africa. Deif is also the 284,203rd most frequent forename world-wide, held by 826 people.

Deif is most widely held in Egypt, where it is borne by 10,891 people, or 1 in 8,441. Besides Egypt this last name exists in 30 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 6 percent live and Morocco, where 1 percent live.

Deif Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Deif has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Deif Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Deif last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 50% registered with the political party.

The amount Deif earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 20.76% more than the national average, earning $52,105 USD per year and in Canada they earn 28.91% more than the national average, earning $64,048 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deift8969/
Deife8935/
Dheif893/
Deivf891/
Deiaf891/
Deief891/
Deifh891/
Dif8632,331/
Def86234/
Deihof8024/
Dheife802/
Dheief802/
Deioff801/
Deiouf801/
Daif7521,392/
Deiv754,656/
Dief753,558/
Deef751,742/
Dhif751,740/
Daef75964/
Duif75754/
Defe75668/
Deib75352/
Dife75191/
Diff75157/
Deff75124/
Doef75109/
Diof7560/
Deft7531/
Difs7524/
Deaf7521/
Deuf7516/
Doif7515/
Deiw7511/
Dift755/
Deyf754/
Defs753/
Devf752/
Dewf752/
Ddef752/
Dyef752/
Dihf752/
Disf752/
Duef751/
Ddif751/
Dgif751/
Difh751/
Desf751/
Dezf751/
Dizf751/
Diwf751/
Defp751/
Dehf751/
Hdeifeh732/
Deihoff730/
Dhaif672,141/
Deiab671,699/
Daaif671,176/
Daief67594/
Duijf67523/
Daife67349/
Deffe67207/
Dayef67195/
Deuff67149/
Diyaf6779/
Diffe6748/
Doeff6740/
Deiub6734/
Duifs6730/
Dejib6724/
Dioff6718/
Deyaf6716/
Dhefe6712/
Hdeib6712/
Dhief6712/
Deeff678/
Deuiv678/
Dhoif677/
Dgiff676/
Dheib675/
Diopf674/
Daiyf674/
Doift674/
Deefe673/
Dehef673/
Daiif673/
Deyfe672/
Duiff672/
Ddeiw672/
Daeff672/
Desfe672/
Daiff672/
Dejef672/
Dioyf671/
Dittf671/
Deefs671/
Deiuv671/
Dawef671/
Dyeff671/
Dieff671/
Deafe671/
D'Efe671/
Deyiv671/
Duiof671/
Deupf671/
Disfz671/
Dheff671/
Deaff670/
Deaft670/
Deiwz670/
Deufe670/
Defth670/
Deahf670/

Deif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻒaldyf71.43
ﺍﻟﻀﻴﻒaldyf14.29
ﺍﺿﻴﻒadyf14.29
Deif in the Arabic language
ضيفdyf-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Deif
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