Diafouna Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Diafouna Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 53 | 1:275,082 | 1,604 |
| Congo | 4 | 1:1,247,274 | 20,238 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
Diafouna Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diafouna Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Diafouna (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻓﻮﻧﺎ) is most common in Senegal. It may also occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Diafouna? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,530,696th most frequently held family name on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 125,647,343 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Diafouna are found; 93 percent are found in West Africa and 91 percent are found in Senegambia Africa.
The last name is most frequently used in Senegal, where it is held by 53 people, or 1 in 275,082. In Senegal Diafouna is mostly concentrated in: Dakar Region, where 36 percent live, Ziguinchor Region, where 36 percent live and Kolda Region, where 17 percent live. Not including Senegal it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Congo, where 7 percent live and Chad, where 2 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diafuna | 93 | 5 | / |
| Diafoune | 88 | 892 | / |
| Diafouno | 88 | 39 | / |
| Djafouna | 88 | 1 | / |
| Diafouné | 88 | 1 | / |
| Diafounou | 82 | 114 | / |
| Diaffoune | 82 | 24 | / |
| Diaffouno | 82 | 1 | / |
| Diafana | 80 | 16 | / |
| Diaffounou | 78 | 1 | / |
| Djofouna | 75 | 6 | / |
| Diafuene | 75 | 1 | / |
| Diafongo | 75 | 1 | / |
| Djeafona | 75 | 1 | / |
| Djoufouna | 71 | 7 | / |
| Djafounou | 71 | 5 | / |
| Diafani | 67 | 58 | / |
| Djoufounna | 67 | 38 | / |
| Diafano | 67 | 12 | / |
| Djoufougna | 67 | 10 | / |
| Djafuno | 67 | 2 | / |
| Gyafuna | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djafanou | 63 | 24 | / |
| Dheafana | 63 | 11 | / |
| Diaphone | 63 | 7 | / |
| Djaffanou | 59 | 6 | / |
| Djoufoune | 59 | 2 | / |
| Diofano | 53 | 23 | / |
| Djofana | 53 | 18 | / |
| Deafani | 53 | 10 | / |
| Djafane | 53 | 8 | / |
| Diofani | 53 | 2 | / |
| Djafani | 53 | 2 | / |
| Dyafane | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gyofuna | 53 | 1 | / |
| Deofone | 53 | 1 | / |
| Gyafoni | 53 | 1 | / |
| Diaphine | 50 | 1 | / |
| Djofanou | 50 | 1 | / |
Diafouna Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diafouna in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻓﻮﻧﺎ | jafwna | - |
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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 Diafouna
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