Differ Surname

559,940th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 567 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Scotland
Highest density in:
Scotland

Differ Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Differ Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland1901:28,1782,976
United States1671:2,170,413136,881
England661:844,21344,691
Canada561:657,95753,499
France371:1,795,209158,669
Australia171:1,587,98278,599
Zimbabwe111:1,403,47676,064
New Zealand101:452,83231,784
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Honduras11:8,816,4429,272
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland311:120,7495,564
England91:2,708,37473,770
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States121:4,184,890180,076

Differ (178) may also be a first name.

Differ Last Name Facts

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

The surname Differ is found in Scotland more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Differ? popularity and diffusion

It is the 559,940th most commonly used last name internationally, borne by around 1 in 12,852,815 people. The surname Differ is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Differ are found; 46 percent are found in Northern Europe and 45 percent are found in British Isles. It is also the 683,417th most commonly held first name throughout the world, held by 178 people.

It is most common in Scotland, where it is borne by 190 people, or 1 in 28,178. In Scotland Differ is primarily found in: East Dunbartonshire, where 40 percent live, North Lanarkshire, where 25 percent live and Falkirk, where 18 percent live. Barring Scotland it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent live and England, where 12 percent live.

Differ Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Differ has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people who held the Differ surname grew 613 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it grew 1,392 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 733 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Differ Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Differ are 14.08% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 67.31% registered with the party.

The amount Differ earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.64% more than the national average, earning $44,720 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.12% more than the national average, earning $54,212 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Differt92161/
Deiffer922/
Diffier921/
Dieffer921/
Diffe9148/
Difer918/
Duffer831,525/
Diffey831,160/
Diffee83717/
Diffie83202/
Deffer83109/
Diffre8360/
Deifer8350/
Difert8317/
Dieffe836/
Difere833/
Diefer832/
Daifer832/
Difier831/
Diofer831/
Daiffe831/
Düffer831/
Diferr831/
Doifer830/
Dife80191/
Deffert77245/
Düffert7739/
Duffier7738/
Defferd7716/
Dhuffer7716/
Dueffer7712/
Daifere774/
Deffeur773/
Diffett771/
Deaffer771/
Defffer771/
Dieffie771/
Dheffer771/
Deifert770/
Defer732,727/
Dufer73451/
Daife73349/
Diffi73335/
Difie73283/
Deffe73207/
Diffa73130/
Diffy7383/
Düfer7365/
Diefe7358/
Ditfe7346/
Deife7335/
Difre7315/
Difeh7314/
Djfer734/
Difei733/
Difeu733/
Difey732/
Difee732/
Dgife731/
Dyfer731/
Difez731/
Difir731/
Dhoiffir71141/
Defferre715/
Duffeyjr711/
Defere671,675/
Defert67757/
Defehr67371/
Deffes67329/
Deffeu67225/
Deffet67210/
Deffez67100/
Daiffi6783/
Deffee6780/
Dehfer6770/
Dufier6765/
Depfer6763/
Deferr6740/
Deffge6733/
Diffis6724/
Deffie6722/
Düfert6719/
Deffey6716/
Diffay6712/
Diffaa679/
Deffre677/
Dhiffi675/
Daifir675/
Defeer674/
Deefer673/
Dieffi673/
Duffjr672/
Defher672/
Dioffi672/
Dheife672/
Deffir672/
Hdifeh672/
Diefie672/
Dittferth671/
Daifei671/
Desfer671/
Deifed671/
Dyfert671/
Deafer671/
Daiffa671/
Defeir671/
Deifee671/
Deifeh671/
Defier671/
Diefea671/
Diffio671/
Dhifet671/
Daifed671/
Duefer671/
Deifes671/
Duffir670/
Dufear670/
Dieffy670/
Duiffy670/
Diffhy670/

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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 Differ
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