Diphofa Surname

276,388th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,403 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Diphofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Diphofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa1,4011:38,6714,975
England11:55,718,059489,080
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Diphofa (96) may also be a first name.

Diphofa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Diphofa is held by more people in South Africa than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Diphofa.

How Common Is The Last Name Diphofa? popularity and diffusion

Diphofa is the 276,388th most common surname throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 5,194,259 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Diphofa live; 100 percent live in Southern Africa and 100 percent live in South Bantu Africa. Diphofa is also the 968,397th most numerous forename in the world. It is borne by 96 people.

The last name Diphofa is most frequently used in South Africa, where it is borne by 1,401 people, or 1 in 38,671. In South Africa it is most common in: Limpopo, where 38 percent are found, Gauteng, where 33 percent are found and Mpumalanga, where 24 percent are found. Besides South Africa this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 0 percent are found and Scotland, where 0 percent are found.

Diphofa Last Name Statistics demography

Diphofa earn a lot less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 41.98% less than the national average, earning R 137,868 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dipofa922/
Diphafa8625/
Diphofe8610/
Diphefa861/
Diphopha801/
Dipofi77175/
Diphefo7144/
Dipoffi716/
Diphafe711/
Dipoifo711/
Diphepha6710/
Diphapho672/
Depofi6273/
Depofe623/
Difofei571/
Dehpofi571/
Doifofe571/
Detpaphai501/

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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 Diphofa
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis