Diffang Surname

1,133,308th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Diffang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diffang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon1951:106,50812,495
Nigeria91:19,682,529291,344
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543

Diffang Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diffang is found most in Cameroon. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diffang? popularity and diffusion

The last name Diffang is the 1,133,308th most commonly used surname in the world, borne by around 1 in 34,213,831 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 96 percent of Diffang live; 92 percent live in Central Africa and 92 percent live in Central Bantu Africa.

The last name Diffang is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is carried by 195 people, or 1 in 106,508. In Cameroon it is mostly found in: Southwest Region, where 75 percent live, Centre Region, where 13 percent live and Northwest Region, where 5 percent live. Barring Cameroon it exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 4 percent live and Sweden, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Difang9253/
Diffan926/
Daifang868/
Difgang862/
Diffane862/
Dieffan861/
Diffanc861/
Diffand861/
Diofang861/
Duffang860/
Difan8347/
Defang77728/
Difane77483/
Deifan77208/
Deffan7744/
Diffon7739/
Difant7735/
Difand7734/
Daifan7727/
Dufang7712/
Diefan772/
Diofan771/
Deffand71462/
Deffane71240/
Deffain7132/
Dhoifan7114/
Defaing719/
Daifane711/
Diphang711/
Deffant711/
Defan67265/
Dyfan6732/
Difon6714/
Difam672/
Deffaint671/
Diephang671/

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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
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  • 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 Diffang
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