Difallah Surname
Approximately 6,006 people bear this surname
Difallah Surname User-submission:
The surname Difallah or Daif Allah (ضيف الله) means 'the God's guest' in Arabic.
Difallah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Algeria | 5,914 | 1:6,532 | 1,085 |
| France | 44 | 1:1,509,607 | 143,950 |
| Canada | 9 | 1:4,093,955 | 205,175 |
| Egypt | 9 | 1:10,215,084 | 48,153 |
| Northern Ireland | 7 | 1:263,577 | 11,625 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| United States | 3 | 1:120,819,644 | 1,331,040 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Israel | 2 | 1:4,278,817 | 136,311 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Jordan | 1 | 1:8,842,437 | 26,010 |
| Portugal | 1 | 1:10,418,241 | 25,048 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
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.
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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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