Deifa Surname

5,057,639th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 15 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Deifa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deifa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria101:17,714,276277,641
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Deifa (253) may also be a first name.

Deifa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deifa occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Deifa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deifa? popularity and diffusion

Deifa is the 5,057,639th most widely held last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 485,836,394 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 73 percent of Deifa are found; 73 percent are found in West Africa and 67 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Deifa is also the 560,146th most commonly used forename internationally, held by 253 people.

The surname Deifa is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 10 people, or 1 in 17,714,276. In Nigeria Deifa is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in 3 countries. It also occurs in Papua New Guinea, where 20 percent are found and Chad, where 7 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Defa89696/
Difa89495/
Defaz803,452/
Defay801,751/
Defaa80925/
Deffa80677/
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Diffa80130/
Daifa80104/
Defat8076/
Defea8067/
Difaj8067/
Defau8061/
Diefa8055/
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Defai8053/
Defoa8049/
Deife8035/
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Dhifa8024/
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Difai8019/
Deify8016/
Diofa8015/
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Duefa807/
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Defha804/
Desfa803/
Deifi803/
Defah803/
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Difad801/
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Difoa801/
Dehfa801/
Defaux731,287/
Defays731,043/
Defaut73791/
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Defait73250/
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Defaaz7360/
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Deifer7350/
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Defaus7328/
Dhifah7324/
Doyefa7318/
Dheifi7316/
Defeat7314/
Diffay7312/
Daifat739/
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Dehfad737/
Defass737/
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Desffa736/
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Deifeh731/
Dehefa731/
Dejafa731/
Dayifa731/
Defath731/
Defazt731/
Dajifa731/
Deufah731/
Diefea731/
Diffas731/
Diffat731/
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Hdiefa731/
Dafa676,430/
Defo673,716/
Defi672,213/
Difi672,068/
Difo671,362/
Defe67668/
Deffaux67260/
Dife67191/
Defy67106/
Douyefa6761/
Deffaut6743/
Difeaux6732/
Default6722/
Dhoifah6720/
Deffaud6712/
Deffays673/
Deiffer672/
Doifaud672/
Hdeifeh672/
Deyffea671/
Deffeau671/
Deifous671/
Dieyefa671/
Hdaefah671/
Defaust671/
Defeaux671/
Difault671/
Dify671/
Diofa'a671/
Dechfai671/
Deufeau670/
Defeaud670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Deifa
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