Difja Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Difja Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Difja Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643

Difja Last Name Facts

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

The surname Difja occurs most in Cameroon. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Difja click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Difja? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 8,968,613th most common family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. This last name is predominantly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Difja live; 75 percent live in West Africa and 50 percent live in Senegambia Africa.

It is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 6,923,023. In Cameroon it is most common in: Far North Region, where 67 percent live and North Region, where 33 percent live. Not including Cameroon Difja exists in one country. It is also common in Hong Kong, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Difia803/
Diwja801/
Diffia737/
Daifia731/
Difcha731/
Djfdja731/
Diefia731/
Devijya679/
Devijha674/
Difiouj671/
Devi Ja671/
Tfja671/
Dfjw671/
Dfjy671/
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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 Difja
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