Diafe Surname
Approximately 46 people bear this surname
Diafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 35 | 1:5,061,222 | 131,727 |
| Algeria | 6 | 1:6,438,592 | 53,709 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
Diafe (90) may also be a first name.
Diafe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diafe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Diafe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻓﻰ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Diafe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Diafe is the 2,876,555th most commonly held family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Diafe live; 80 percent live in West Africa and 78 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,005,046th most commonly held first name internationally. It is borne by 90 people.
Diafe is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 5,061,222. In Nigeria Diafe is most frequent in: Delta, where 31 percent are found, Benue, where 26 percent are found and Lagos, where 20 percent are found. Not including Nigeria this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Algeria, where 13 percent are found and Benin, where 2 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Djiafe | 91 | 16 | / |
| Diaffe | 91 | 3 | / |
| Diafet | 91 | 1 | / |
| Diaf | 89 | 25,898 | / |
| Djiafea | 83 | 4 | / |
| Diafi | 80 | 3,427 | / |
| Diafa | 80 | 239 | / |
| Dhiaf | 80 | 138 | / |
| Diaff | 80 | 8 | / |
| Djafe | 80 | 6 | / |
| Diaaf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Diawf | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deafe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Djafer | 73 | 5,501 | / |
| Djeife | 73 | 86 | / |
| Diaffi | 73 | 16 | / |
| Diafis | 73 | 7 | / |
| Diaffa | 73 | 3 | / |
| Djafet | 73 | 2 | / |
| Diafay | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dhiafi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Djiafi | 73 | 2 | / |
| Diayfa | 73 | 2 | / |
| Djaife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dijafa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djaffe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djafeu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djaafe | 73 | 1 | / |
| Djoife | 73 | 1 | / |
| Diofer | 73 | 1 | / |
| Diab | 67 | 276,824 | / |
| Diaw | 67 | 107,127 | / |
| Djaafer | 67 | 1,349 | / |
| Djaffer | 67 | 459 | / |
| Diav | 67 | 255 | / |
| Djaifer | 67 | 169 | / |
| Dyaf | 67 | 140 | / |
| Diof | 67 | 60 | / |
| Djaf | 67 | 28 | / |
| Deaf | 67 | 21 | / |
| Djiaffi | 67 | 20 | / |
| Djeiffe | 67 | 9 | / |
| Djadfer | 67 | 2 | / |
| Djeafer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djafeer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djaàfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djhafer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djiaffa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djeafea | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djeafeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djahfer | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deiyafa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djaafei | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deahofe | 67 | 0 | / |
Diafe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diafe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻓﻰ | jafy | - |
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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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- 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 Diafe
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