Diffner Surname

2,047,559th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 84 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sweden
Highest density in:
Sweden

Diffner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sweden481:205,14114,201
United States291:12,498,584473,286
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Diffner Last Name Facts

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

Diffner is carried by more people in Sweden than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Diffner? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,047,559th most widely held last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 86,756,499 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 57 percent of Diffner live; 57 percent live in Northern Europe and 57 percent live in Scandinavia.

The last name is most commonly occurring in Sweden, where it is held by 48 people, or 1 in 205,141. In Sweden it is primarily found in: Dalarna County, where 23 percent live, Västmanland County, where 21 percent live and Östergötland County, where 15 percent live. Not including Sweden this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Canada, where 7 percent live.

Diffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Diffner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Diffner last name increased 2,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diffner Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Diffner earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 28.62% less than the national average, earning $30,800 USD per year and in Canada they earn 3.67% more than the national average, earning $51,508 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deiffner930/
Duffner862,451/
Deffner861,629/
Däffner8633/
Diffney862/
Diefner860/
Dueffner800/
Dufner772,917/
Defner7769/
Däfner7718/
Düfner771/
Daifne771/
Difney770/
Dufnerr7160/
Deufner713/
Deffney710/
Difni67118/
Defne67100/
Difna676/
Defnet62108/
Defney625/
Defnie622/
Defgnee5736/
Difinna5711/
Defenne571/
Dephner570/
Definney5355/
Defienne5351/
Defni5028/
Defny504/

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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 Diffner
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