Diafara Surname

1,581,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 129 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Diafara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diafara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger651:295,2628,917
Colombia461:1,038,5679,368
Senegal71:2,082,7634,662
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Burkina Faso21:9,176,05023,741
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Diafara (1,692) may also be a first name.

Diafara Last Name Facts

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

Diafara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻓﺮﺍ) occurs most in Niger. It can also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diafara? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,581,912th most widespread family name on earth It is held by around 1 in 56,492,604 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Diafara live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 186,944th most prevalent forename in the world It is held by 1,692 people.

It is most prevalent in Niger, where it is carried by 65 people, or 1 in 295,262. In Niger it is most prevalent in: Tillabéri Region, where 51 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 49 percent live. Excluding Niger this surname occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Colombia, where 36 percent live and Senegal, where 5 percent live.

Diafara Last Name Statistics demography

Diafara earn somewhat less than the average income. In Colombia they earn 10.35% less than the national average, earning $20,352,600 COP per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Diafara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diafara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺟﺎﻓﺮﺍjafra27.59
ﺟﺎﻓﺎﺭﺍjafara27.59
ﺍﺩﻳﺎﻓﺎﺭﺍadyafara6.9
ﺩﻳﺎﻓﺮﺍdyafra6.9
ﺟﻌﻔﺮjfr6.9
ﺍﺟﻴﺎﻓﺎﺭajyafar3.45
ﺩﻳﺎﻓﺎﺭﻱdyafary3.45
ﺩﺟﺎﻓﺮﺍdjafra3.45
ﺇﺩﻳﺎﻓﺎﺭﻱadyafary3.45
ﺟﻔﺮﺍjfra3.45
ﺍﺩﻳﺎﻓﺮﺍadyafra3.45
ﺟﻌﻔﺮﻯjfry3.45

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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 Diafara
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