Diff Surname

1,391,595th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 157 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Diff Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diff Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1021:752,77038,519
United States181:20,136,607622,629
India71:109,580,769786,157
France61:11,070,454349,096
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Algeria31:12,877,18484,902
England31:18,572,686338,250
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
China21:683,660,78330,601
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Namibia11:2,409,40119,676
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States131:3,862,976168,604

Diff (48) may also be a first name.

Diff Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diff (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻳﻒ) is held by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diff? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,391,595th most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 46,417,490 people. The surname is mostly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Diff live; 69 percent live in South Asia and 65 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Diff is also the 1,448,253rd most widespread first name throughout the world. It is borne by 48 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 102 people, or 1 in 752,770. In Iran it is most prevalent in: Sistan and Baluchestan Province, where 41 percent reside, Khuzestan Province, where 21 percent reside and Kohgiluyeh and Boyer-Ahmad Province, where 18 percent reside. Other than Iran this last name is found in 16 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent reside and India, where 4 percent reside.

Diff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Diff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Diff surname increased 138 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diff Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Diff last name are 28.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 75% being registered to vote for the party.

Diff earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 30.65% more than the national average, earning $56,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diffe8948/
Dioff8918/
Dgiff896/
Daiff892/
Duiff892/
Dieff891/
Dif8632,331/
Duijff8094/
Daiffe801/
D'Giff801/
Daif7521,392/
Deif7512,089/
Dief753,558/
Dhif751,740/
Duif75754/
Dife75191/
Deff75124/
Diof7560/
Difs7524/
Doif7515/
Dift755/
Dihf752/
Disf752/
Ddif751/
Dgif751/
Difh751/
Dizf751/
Diwf751/
Dhaif672,141/
Daaif671,176/
Duijf67523/
Daife67349/
Deffe67207/
Deuff67149/
Deift6769/
Duyff6758/
Ditfe6746/
Deife6735/
Duifs6730/
Dhief6712/
Deeff678/
Dhoif677/
Diopf674/
Doift674/
Dheif673/
Dioyf671/
Deivf671/
Dittf671/
Deifh671/
Dyffz671/
Disfz671/
Dheff671/
Deaff670/

Diff Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Diff 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
  • 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 Diff
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