Difani Surname

483,673rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 688 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Difani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Difani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria3241:119,23316,788
United States2881:1,258,53888,794
Israel331:259,32223,464
Indonesia241:5,510,383253,014
Brazil181:11,893,018236,958
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Difani (17) may also be a first name.

Difani Last Name Facts

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

Difani occurs most in Algeria. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of Difani.

How Common Is The Last Name Difani? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 483,673rd most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,592,363 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 47 percent of Difani live; 47 percent live in North Africa and 47 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 2,694,839th most commonly used first name globally, borne by 17 people.

This last name is most frequent in Algeria, where it is borne by 324 people, or 1 in 119,233. In Algeria Difani is most prevalent in: Adrar Province, where 60 percent are found and Ghardaïa Province, where 40 percent are found. Not including Algeria this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent are found and Israel, where 5 percent are found.

Difani Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Difani has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Difani last name rose 1,309 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Difani Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Difani last name are 10.92% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 57.69% being registered with the political party.

Difani earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 5.5% less than the national average, earning $40,777 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhifani9271/
Difanis9218/
Daifani921/
Difanyi921/
Difanij921/
Difanie920/
Difane83483/
Defani83154/
Difana8312/
Difoni836/
Difany830/
Dehfani77126/
Difonis7751/
Defanis7718/
Daifany7715/
Desfani7710/
Deafani7710/
Diffany772/
Diffane772/
Difonio771/
Deffani771/
Difonni771/
Dhefani771/
Daifane771/
Diphanit7159/
Diffaney710/
Defana6734/
Defane679/
Defoni677/
Ditphanit674/
Defanh672/
Difona672/
Dyfoni671/
Dífane671/
Difone671/
Defanj671/

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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 Difani
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