Dhiif Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Dhiif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dhiif Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland41:875,0461,198
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Dhiif Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhiif is held by more people in Somaliland than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhiif? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dhiif is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used last name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Dhiif live; 80 percent live in East Africa and 80 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

The last name is most numerous in Somaliland, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 875,046. Other than Somaliland this surname occurs in one country. It is also found in Sweden, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diif896/
Dhief8012/
Dhiiv803/
Dioif802/
Dhièf801/
Diifs801/
Dehif800/
Dief673,558/
Diiv6795/
Diib673/
Diyf671/
Djif671/
Diiw671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dhiif
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