Diafra Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Diafra Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 3 | 1:6,117,367 | 22,156 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
Diafra (53) may also be a first name.
Diafra Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diafra Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Diafra (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺟﺎﻓﺮﺍ) is most common in Burkina Faso. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Diafra? popularity and diffusion
The surname Diafra is the 8,968,613th most commonly held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Diafra occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Diafra reside; 75 percent reside in West Africa and 75 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most commonly held first name worldwide. It is borne by 53 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 6,117,367. In Burkina Faso it is most common in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 33 percent reside, Centre Region, where 33 percent reside and Sahel Region, where 33 percent reside. Outside of Burkina Faso this surname exists in one country. It is also found in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diaffra | 92 | 3 | / |
| Diafera | 92 | 1 | / |
| Diafrais | 86 | 6 | / |
| Diafri | 83 | 2 | / |
| Djafra | 83 | 1 | / |
| Djafrai | 77 | 2 | / |
| Diaffre | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djaafra | 77 | 1 | / |
| Diafero | 77 | 1 | / |
| Djafri | 67 | 10,937 | / |
| Djafre | 67 | 2 | / |
| Diazfrost | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djofra | 67 | 1 | / |
| Diofro | 67 | 1 | / |
| Djaafri | 62 | 7,639 | / |
| Djaifri | 62 | 68 | / |
| Djaffri | 62 | 49 | / |
| Djafrie | 62 | 25 | / |
| Djaffre | 62 | 8 | / |
| Dioffre | 62 | 4 | / |
| Djafrou | 62 | 2 | / |
| Djaafro | 62 | 1 | / |
| Djaafre | 62 | 1 | / |
| Djaàfri | 62 | 1 | / |
| Djafred | 62 | 1 | / |
| Djaafrou | 57 | 1 | / |
| Djofri | 50 | 1 | / |
Diafra Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Diafra in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺟﺎﻓﺮﺍ | jafra | 50 |
| ﺟﻌﻔﺮ | jfr | 25 |
| ﺩﻳﺎﻓﺮﺍ | dyafra | 25 |
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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 Diafra
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