Diffin Surname

431,494th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 798 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Diffin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diffin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States4821:751,98958,734
England991:562,80934,447
Northern Ireland911:20,2752,435
Scotland561:95,6046,623
Canada371:995,82774,831
Australia261:1,038,29659,744
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland451:98,4416,344
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England131:1,875,02858,113
Scotland101:374,32210,959
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1291:389,29229,048

Diffin (35) may also be a first name.

Diffin Last Name Facts

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

Diffin is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diffin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 431,494th most widely held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 9,132,263 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 65 percent of Diffin are found; 65 percent are found in North America and 65 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,744,716th most commonly used forename worldwide, borne by 35 people.

The surname is most prevalent in The United States, where it is held by 482 people, or 1 in 751,989. In The United States Diffin is most numerous in: Michigan, where 28 percent are found, Maine, where 14 percent are found and New Jersey, where 6 percent are found. Aside from The United States this surname exists in 12 countries. It is also common in England, where 12 percent are found and Northern Ireland, where 11 percent are found.

Diffin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Diffin has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Diffin last name rose 374 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 762 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it rose 560 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Diffin Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those carrying the Diffin surname is predominantly Catholic (56%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Diffin last name are 29.23% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 82.46% registered with the party.

The amount Diffin earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 1.21% more than the national average, earning $43,669 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.88% less than the national average, earning $47,260 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diffina922/
Diffing920/
Difin913/
Duffin839,365/
Deffin83136/
Difina8381/
Diffen8376/
Difion8310/
Diofin833/
Daifin832/
Diffim831/
Deifin831/
Difien831/
Difn801/
Deffina7744/
Daifina775/
Deifina772/
Diffent771/
Diffeng771/
Deuffin771/
Defin73196/
Dufin7396/
Difen734/
Duffn730/
Dhaifina7188/
Dizfinck717/
Defina672,080/
Duffen67150/
Diphin6767/
Difuen6725/
Deffen6712/
Defijn678/
Difeng676/
Diefen672/
Defing672/
Djfion671/
Daifen671/
Defion671/
Daifne671/
Dayfin671/
Dufinn671/
Deefin671/
Desfin670/
Defint670/

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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 Diffin
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