Diffo Surname

114,552nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,035 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Diffo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diffo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon3,8871:5,343649
Dominican Republic311:336,54611,471
Mexico291:4,280,21427,059
France181:3,690,151224,666
Niger121:1,599,33532,126
United States121:30,204,911765,334
Ivory Coast111:2,097,38537,425
Congo91:554,34412,633
Puerto Rico51:710,0284,074
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Czechia21:5,316,734169,646
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Lithuania11:3,034,58847,401
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
England11:55,718,059489,080
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Diffo (47) may also be a first name.

Diffo Last Name Facts

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

Diffo is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also occur as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Diffo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 114,552nd most commonly used family name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 1,806,083 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Diffo live; 96 percent live in Central Africa and 95 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 1,467,136th most commonly held first name internationally It is held by 47 people.

This last name is most frequently occurring in Cameroon, where it is held by 3,887 people, or 1 in 5,343. In Cameroon Diffo is most common in: Littoral Region, where 36 percent are found, Centre Region, where 29 percent are found and West Region, where 22 percent are found. Besides Cameroon this surname is found in 22 countries. It is also found in The Dominican Republic, where 1 percent are found and Mexico, where 1 percent are found.

Diffo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Diffo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Diffo surname rose 400 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Diffo Last Name Statistics demography

Diffo earn a lot less than the average income. In United States they earn 42.64% less than the national average, earning $24,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dioffo911,031/
Diffoh9114/
Dieffo9111/
Diffou915/
Diffot911/
Diffod911/
Difo891,362/
Diffoot8356/
Diffodt836/
Dioffou832/
Diffous831/
Diofffo831/
Dieffou831/
Deffo804,832/
Duffo80685/
Diofo80205/
Diffa80130/
Diefo8060/
Difot8036/
Daifo808/
Difou803/
Difod802/
Doifo802/
Duifo801/
Difos801/
Difoa801/
Duffoo73272/
Doifod73130/
Diefou7368/
Doifoi7351/
Deffou7334/
Diffaa739/
Difous738/
Diofou737/
Duffou736/
Deffoz733/
Deffoh732/
Daifod732/
Dioffa732/
Deuffo732/
Deaffo732/
Daifou732/
Dueffo731/
Difoot731/
Doifou731/
Duffoy731/
Diffas731/
Diffat731/
Duffoh731/
Daiffa731/
Duffuo730/
Defo673,716/
Deffous672,046/
Difa67495/
Deffois6764/
Dufo6759/
Difoggi676/
Deffoux673/
Djfo672/
Défo671/
Deffooz671/
Deffohe671/
Deifous671/
Dyffoss671/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Diffo
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