Difa Surname
Approximately 495 people bear this surname
Difa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 378 | 1:349,866 | 30,283 |
| Nigeria | 36 | 1:4,920,632 | 129,434 |
| Qatar | 16 | 1:147,375 | 16,023 |
| Iraq | 16 | 1:2,188,853 | 19,343 |
| Kenya | 5 | 1:9,235,980 | 55,978 |
| Angola | 4 | 1:6,747,304 | 6,999 |
| Tanzania | 4 | 1:13,235,403 | 84,310 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Bangladesh | 1 | 1:159,356,773 | 26,077 |
| Papua New Guinea | 1 | 1:8,153,717 | 181,784 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Lebanon | 1 | 1:5,637,083 | 32,436 |
| Cameroon | 1 | 1:20,769,068 | 227,406 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Chad | 1 | 1:13,592,199 | 13,092 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
Difa (3,269) may also be a first name.
Difa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Difa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Difa (Arabic: ضيفه, Russian: Дифа) is more frequently found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Difa? popularity and diffusion
The surname Difa is the 620,716th most commonly held surname in the world, held by around 1 in 14,722,315 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 82 percent of Difa live; 74 percent live in Southeast Asia and 74 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Difa is also the 125,207th most numerous first name internationally, borne by 3,269 people.
This surname is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 378 people, or 1 in 349,866. In Indonesia Difa is most common in: North Maluku, where 33 percent live, Banten, where 20 percent live and West Kalimantan, where 15 percent live. Besides Indonesia this surname is found in 32 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 7 percent live and Qatar, where 3 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
Difa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Difa in the Russian language | ||
| Дифа | difa | - |
| Difa in the Arabic language | ||
| ضيفه | dyfh | - |
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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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- 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 Difa
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