Dif Surname

17,157th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32,331 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Dif Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dif Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria30,1271:1,282101
France1,1031:60,2208,125
Morocco5451:63,25910,584
Egypt2751:334,31221,412
Mexico961:1,292,98115,033
Spain721:649,33429,324
Canada131:2,834,276161,175
Belgium121:958,05473,966
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Netherlands71:2,412,45494,797
Denmark71:806,38843,211
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Sweden51:1,969,351134,077
Italy51:12,231,338126,430
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
Austria31:2,838,47893,604
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
England31:18,572,686338,250
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Somaliland11:3,500,1821,592
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Slovenia11:2,487,67531,128
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Dif (716) may also be a first name.

Dif Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dif (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻒ) is found most frequently in Algeria. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Dif click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dif? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 17,157th most prevalent last name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 225,404 people. The last name Dif is predominantly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dif reside; 96 percent reside in North Africa and 95 percent reside in Mahgreb. Dif is also the 308,550th most widely held first name globally, borne by 716 people.

It is most prevalent in Algeria, where it is carried by 30,127 people, or 1 in 1,282. In Algeria it is most frequent in: Djelfa Province, where 44 percent are found, Oran Province, where 8 percent are found and Annaba Province, where 6 percent are found. Beside Algeria Dif is found in 42 countries. It is also found in France, where 3 percent are found and Morocco, where 2 percent are found.

Dif Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Dif earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 49.01% less than the national average, earning $22,000 USD per year and in Canada they earn 21.42% less than the national average, earning $39,043 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daif8621,392/
Deif8612,089/
Dief863,558/
Dhif861,740/
Duif86754/
Dife86191/
Diff86157/
Diof8660/
Difs8624/
Doif8615/
Dift865/
Dihf862/
Disf862/
Ddif861/
Dgif861/
Difh861/
Dizf861/
Diwf861/
Dhaif752,141/
Daaif751,176/
Duijf75523/
Daife75349/
Deift7569/
Diffe7548/
Ditfe7546/
Deife7535/
Duifs7530/
Dioff7518/
Dhief7512/
Dhoif757/
Dgiff756/
Diopf754/
Doift754/
Dheif753/
Duiff752/
Daiff752/
Deifh751/
Disfz751/
Dieff751/
Dittf751/
Dioyf751/
Deivf751/
Dib6750,095/
Div672,543/
Def67234/
Diw6794/
Duijff6794/
Difova678/
Dyf677/
Duijfs675/
Djf674/
Difowa672/
Dheife672/
Duijft671/
Daiffe671/
D'Giff671/

Dif Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dif in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻒaldyf-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dif
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