Diffa Surname

1,573,888th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 130 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Diffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1001:1,771,42864,453
United States101:36,245,893832,629
Niger71:2,741,71749,802
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
England41:13,929,515290,718
China21:683,660,78330,601
Chad11:13,592,19913,092

Diffa (110) may also be a first name.

Diffa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diffa is found most in Nigeria. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Diffa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Diffa is the 1,573,888th most widespread last name globally It is held by around 1 in 56,058,046 people. The last name Diffa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 83 percent of Diffa are found; 83 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 895,203rd most frequently used given name internationally It is held by 110 people.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 1,771,428. In Nigeria it is mostly found in: Bayelsa, where 59 percent reside, Rivers, where 19 percent reside and Federal Capital Territory, where 9 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Diffa exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 8 percent reside and Niger, where 5 percent reside.

Diffa Last Name Statistics demography

Diffa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 8.35% more than the national average, earning $46,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diffay9112/
Diffaa919/
Dioffa912/
Daiffa911/
Diffas911/
Diffat911/
Difa89495/
Diffo804,035/
Deffa80677/
Diffi80335/
Difaa80246/
Daifa80104/
Diffy8083/
Difaj8067/
Diefa8055/
Difah8053/
Diffe8048/
Duffa8035/
Dhifa8024/
Difai8019/
Deifa8015/
Diofa8015/
Duifa8013/
Difas806/
Difat805/
Difad801/
Difaz801/
Difoa801/
Duffau732,894/
Diffey731,160/
Dioffo731,031/
Diffee73717/
Differ73567/
Duffay73238/
Deffay73231/
Diffie73202/
Diefah73127/
Deffas73124/
Difaya73121/
Daifah73111/
Deffaa7385/
Daiffi7383/
Deuffa7355/
Doifah7332/
Dhifah7324/
Diffis7324/
Diffoh7314/
Dieffo7311/
Daifat739/
Doifad736/
Desffa736/
Dieffe736/
Dhiffi735/
Diffou735/
Deffat734/
Dieffi733/
Dioffi732/
Deffah732/
Dhaifa731/
Difaia731/
Deifat731/
Deifay731/
Daiffe731/
Diefea731/
Diffio731/
Diffod731/
Diffot731/
Dhifau731/
Difaid731/
Dheifa731/
Hdiefa731/
Dieffy730/
Duiffy730/
Diffhy730/
Difi672,068/
Difo671,362/
Defa67696/
Deffaux67260/
Dife67191/
Dufa67119/
Diffoot6756/
Deffaut6743/
Difeaux6732/
Duffeau6732/
Dhoifah6720/
Deffaud6712/
Diffodt676/
Deffays673/
Deiffer672/
Doifaud672/
Diffitt672/
Dioffou672/
Diffett671/
Deyffea671/
Deffeau671/
Dieffie671/
Dieffou671/
Difault671/
Dify671/
Diofa'a671/
Diofffo671/
Diffous671/

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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 Diffa
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