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 found most frequently in Burkina Faso. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Diafra.
How Common Is The Last Name Diafra? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 8,968,613th most widespread family name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. Diafra occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Diafra live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 75 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,366,219th most widely held first name on earth It is held by 53 people.
The surname is most common in Burkina Faso, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,117,367. In Burkina Faso Diafra is mostly concentrated in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 33 percent are found, Centre Region, where 33 percent are found and Sahel Region, where 33 percent are found. Aside from Burkina Faso this surname is found in one country. It is also common in The Ivory Coast, where 25 percent are found.
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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