Difonis Surname

2,718,172nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 51 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Chile

Difonis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Difonis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France251:2,656,909193,074
Chile181:978,69319,774
Greece41:2,769,948101,568
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Difonis Last Name Facts

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

Difonis is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Difonis.

How Common Is The Last Name Difonis? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,718,172nd most prevalent last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 142,893,057 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 63 percent of Difonis are found; 49 percent are found in Western Europe and 49 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Difonis is most frequent in France, where it is held by 25 people, or 1 in 2,656,909. In France it is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 64 percent are found, Centre-Val de Loire, where 32 percent are found and Normandy, where 4 percent are found. Outside of France this surname is found in 5 countries. It also occurs in Chile, where 35 percent are found and Greece, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Difoni926/
Difanis8618/
Difonni861/
Difonio861/
Defonish801/
Difani77688/
Defoni777/
Difona772/
Dyfoni771/
Difone771/
Defounois7534/
Dhifani7171/
Defanis7118/
Defouni7111/
Defunis715/
Daifani711/
Difanyi711/
Desfounois711/
Difanij711/
Doifone711/
Difanie710/
Daifoune671/

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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
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  • 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 Difonis
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