Diffey Surname
Approximately 1,160 people bear this surname
Diffey Surname Definition:
From the French, Dive; a personal name.
Diffey Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 475 | 1:117,301 | 11,949 |
| United States | 436 | 1:831,328 | 63,652 |
| Australia | 148 | 1:182,403 | 18,373 |
| New Zealand | 37 | 1:122,387 | 15,192 |
| Canada | 31 | 1:1,188,567 | 86,017 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Scotland | 8 | 1:669,227 | 23,443 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 1:1,642,583 | 87,307 |
| Thailand | 4 | 1:17,659,586 | 685,799 |
| France | 2 | 1:33,211,361 | 423,184 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Hungary | 1 | 1:9,816,277 | 73,288 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,429,866 | 40,727 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 188 | 1:129,656 | 12,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 91 | 1:551,854 | 37,927 |
Diffey Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
From the French, Dive; a personal name.
Diffey Demographics
Diffey Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Diffey Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Diffey Come From? nationality or country of origin
Diffey occurs most in England. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Diffey? popularity and diffusion
It is the 321,782nd most common family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 6,282,367 people. The surname Diffey occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Diffey are found; 42 percent are found in Northern Europe and 42 percent are found in British Isles.
The last name is most commonly occurring in England, where it is held by 475 people, or 1 in 117,301. In England it is most frequent in: Dorset, where 27 percent reside, Hampshire, where 16 percent reside and Devon, where 6 percent reside. Outside of England this surname is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 38 percent reside and Australia, where 13 percent reside.
Diffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Diffey has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name rose 253 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it rose 479 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Diffey Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those holding the Diffey last name are 10.66% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 57.43% registered to vote for the political party.
The amount Diffey earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 3.47% more than the national average, earning $44,645 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.4% more than the national average, earning $55,846 CAD per year.
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Footnotes
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