Diafarou Surname

3,055,934th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 41 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Diafarou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diafarou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger371:518,70313,483
Mali41:4,242,2592,433

Diafarou (684) may also be a first name.

Diafarou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diafarou is more frequently found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Diafarou? popularity and diffusion

The last name Diafarou is the 3,055,934th most frequent last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 177,745,022 people. The surname Diafarou occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Diafarou live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 90 percent live in Chadic Africa. Diafarou is also the 316,415th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 684 people.

It is most widespread in Niger, where it is held by 37 people, or 1 in 518,703. In Niger it is most common in: Niamey Capital District, where 68 percent reside, Tillabéri Region, where 16 percent reside and Dosso Region, where 8 percent reside. Outside of Niger Diafarou occurs in one country. It is also found in Mali, where 10 percent reside.

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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 Diafarou
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