Diffen Surname

2,168,711th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 76 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Diffen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diffen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia271:999,84158,390
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
England61:9,286,343223,652
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland41:1,107,46726,093
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
Scotland111:340,29210,329
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Diffen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Diffen is carried by more people in Australia than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Diffen? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,168,711th most common family name in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 95,888,762 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 58 percent of Diffen live; 42 percent live in Australasia and 42 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most frequent in Australia, where it is carried by 27 people, or 1 in 999,841. In Australia it is primarily concentrated in: Western Australia, where 67 percent live and Victoria, where 33 percent live. Aside from Australia this last name exists in 6 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 16 percent live.

Diffen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Diffen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Diffen surname increased 157 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 45 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Diffen Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is predominantly Presbyterian (75%) in Ireland.

In The United States Diffen are 3.91% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 57.14% being registered to vote for the political party.

Diffen earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 29.68% less than the national average, earning $30,342 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diffent921/
Diffeng921/
Difen914/
Diffin83798/
Duffen83150/
Difuen8325/
Deffen8312/
Difeng836/
Diefen832/
Daifen831/
Difien831/
Difn801/
Deffent7759/
Deffend7724/
Deijfen7717/
Daifeng7716/
Diffina772/
Diffing770/
Dufen7332/
Defen7321/
Difin733/
Duffn730/
Duffin679,365/
Defend67422/
Deffin67136/
Difina6781/
Defeng6724/
Defent6724/
Difion6710/
Diphen675/
Diofin673/
Daifin672/
Defenc671/
Deifin671/
Diffim671/
Daifne671/
Doyfen671/
Depfen670/
Detfen670/

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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
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  • 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 Diffen
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