Diaf Surname

21,061st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25,898 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Libya

Diaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria20,6171:1,874194
Libya4,2581:1,466418
Morocco4771:72,27712,260
France4531:146,62922,692
Spain261:1,798,15550,469
United States231:15,759,084542,937
England71:7,959,723202,100
United Arab Emirates61:1,527,04651,993
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Senegal31:4,859,7816,822
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Diaf (22) may also be a first name.

Diaf Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diaf is borne by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Diaf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 21,061st most widely held surname throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 281,394 people. The surname Diaf occurs predominantly in Africa, where 98 percent of Diaf reside; 98 percent reside in North Africa and 81 percent reside in Mahgreb. Diaf is also the 2,301,746th most frequently used given name world-wide. It is borne by 22 people.

The surname is most numerous in Algeria, where it is held by 20,617 people, or 1 in 1,874. In Algeria Diaf is most numerous in: Annaba Province, where 61 percent are found, El Taref Province, where 8 percent are found and Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 7 percent are found. Excluding Algeria this last name is found in 27 countries. It is also common in Libya, where 16 percent are found and Morocco, where 2 percent are found.

Diaf Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Diaf surname are 53.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 100% registered with the political party.

Diaf earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.39% less than the national average, earning $35,644 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhiaf89138/
Diafe8946/
Diaff898/
Diaaf891/
Diawf891/
Djiafe8016/
Diaffe803/
Diab75276,824/
Diaw75107,127/
Diav75255/
Dyaf75140/
Diof7560/
Djaf7528/
Deaf7521/
Dhiab67735/
Diaab67172/
Djiaw6724/
Dioff6718/
Dijab6717/
Dyaff6710/
Diayb678/
Djafe676/
Djaif674/
Diopf674/
Diavd674/
Diajb672/
Dhyaf672/
Diasw671/
Dieof671/
Djeif671/
Dioyf671/
Dioaw671/
Dihaw671/
Dihab671/
Djaff671/
Deahf670/
Deaff670/

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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
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  • 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 Diaf
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