Difallah Surname

80,987th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,006 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Difallah Surname User-submission:

The surname Difallah or Daif Allah (ضيف الله) means 'the God's guest' in Arabic.

Difallah Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria5,9141:6,5321,085
France441:1,509,607143,950
Canada91:4,093,955205,175
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

The alternate forms: Difàllàh (1) are calculated separately.

Difallah (340) may also be a first name.

Difallah Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Difallah or Daif Allah (ضيف الله) means 'the God's guest' in Arabic.

- adeldif05

Difallah Last Name Facts

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

Difallah occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant: Difàllàh. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Difallah? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 80,987th most widely held surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,213,378 people. Difallah occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Difallah live; 99 percent live in North Africa and 99 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 473,685th most common first name throughout the world. It is borne by 340 people.

The last name Difallah is most widespread in Algeria, where it is carried by 5,914 people, or 1 in 6,532. In Algeria it is most numerous in: Batna Province, where 13 percent live, Djelfa Province, where 13 percent live and Boumerdès Province, where 8 percent live. Beside Algeria this last name exists in 15 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent live and Canada, where 0 percent live.

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