Dafydd Forename

121,703rd
Most Common
name in the World

Approximately 3,420 people bear this name

Most prevalent in:
Wales
Highest density in:
Wales

Dafydd Forename Definition:

(=DAYYDD). A Welsh form of David.

Dafydd Forename Distribution

PlaceGenderIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Wales
100%
2,5851:1,197263
England
100%
5981:92,9813,618
New Zealand-491:92,5724,140
United States
100%
351:10,358,199103,352
Scotland
100%
211:254,7794,121
Australia-191:718,8229,906
Canada
100%
161:2,070,83630,435
Germany
100%
151:6,445,19224,261
Ireland
100%
131:357,1945,120
Netherlands
100%
131:1,300,16020,012
South Africa
100%
81:6,816,581127,931
Thailand
100%
71:10,009,402140,485
Sweden
100%
61:1,642,98427,315
Philippines
100%
51:21,201,895240,180
United Arab Emirates-41:1,787,99844,562
Norway-41:1,283,08216,224
France-21:33,235,17058,100
Malaysia
100%
21:15,224,970260,513
Peru
100%
21:15,895,72774,652
Switzerland-11:8,213,49636,387
Trinidad and Tobago-11:1,361,41934,512
Spain-11:46,529,96535,592
South Korea-11:5,544,42137,250
Vietnam-11:92,623,11310,484
Afghanistan-11:32,623,51666,536
Romania-11:20,051,97655,376
Qatar
100%
11:2,369,60559,530
Jamaica-11:2,883,22722,340
Hong Kong-11:7,752,72520,144
Honduras-11:8,817,46733,018
Finland-11:5,483,18325,487
Argentina-11:42,773,24343,333
China-11:1,366,055,782109,249
Belgium
100%
11:11,490,04143,727
Austria
100%
11:8,514,20119,377

Dafydd (218) may also be a surname.

Dafydd Forename Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(=DAYYDD). A Welsh form of David.

Prænomina (1882) by Richard Stephen Charnock

Dafydd Forename Popularity

Phonetically Similar Names

ForenameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daffydd9222/
Dawfydd923/
Dayfydd921/
Daifydd921/
Dafyd9122/
Daffyd8332/
Dafyod833/
Dafidd832/
Dafy8071/
Dafid735,399/
Daffy73227/
Daify7344/
Dafed7321/
Dafay7313/
Dafiy736/
Dafey734/
Dfydy731/
Dafwd731/
Deafy731/
Dhafy731/
Dhafid6731/
Dafied6728/
Daufid6726/
Daffey6714/
Daffid6713/
Dahfid676/
Dafitd676/
Dafaya673/
Davfid672/
Dhaffy672/
Dafych671/
Dadffy671/
Dafy'e671/
Deafey671/
Daffay671/
Daffiy671/
Dafidh671/
Dayfed671/
Dafeey671/

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Footnotes

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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 Dafydd