Daddy Surname

124,005th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,678 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Liberia

Daddy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Daddy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria2,6641:66,4954,864
Afghanistan3181:101,1112,601
England1481:376,47326,505
Niger881:218,0917,183
Tanzania761:696,60040,185
Liberia721:61,2305,350
DR Congo681:1,086,46468,260
South Africa621:873,83457,209
Philippines501:2,024,764119,725
Mauritania331:124,0877,273
Iran161:4,798,908119,068
Benin131:795,04642,452
India131:59,005,029552,550
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
Scotland41:1,338,45435,497
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Uganda31:13,013,093160,157
Ivory Coast21:11,535,61661,806
Northern Ireland21:922,51818,701
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
South Sudan11:11,415,0763,182
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England651:375,00623,176
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Daddy (28,645) may also be a first name.

Daddy Last Name Facts

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

The surname Daddy (Arabic: دادي, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﺩﻱ, Marathi: दादी) is found most frequently in Nigeria. It may appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Daddy? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 124,005th most numerous last name throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,981,388 people. Daddy is predominantly found in Africa, where 84 percent of Daddy are found; 78 percent are found in West Africa and 73 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 28,916th most numerous first name throughout the world. It is borne by 28,645 people.

This last name is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,664 people, or 1 in 66,495. In Nigeria it is most common in: Borno, where 18 percent live, Kaduna, where 18 percent live and Adamawa, where 7 percent live. Other than Nigeria Daddy is found in 27 countries. It also occurs in Afghanistan, where 9 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Daddy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Daddy has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Daddy last name expanded 228 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Daddy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is predominantly Catholic (100%) in Ireland, Christian (100%) in Kenya and Christian (71%) in Nigeria.

Daddy earn significantly less than the average income. In South Africa they earn 28.39% less than the national average, earning R 170,172 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daddey9130/
Dhaddy9113/
Daddys915/
Daddoy913/
Dadday913/
Daaddy912/
Daddyo911/
Deaddy911/
D'Addy911/
Dgaddy911/
Daddhy911/
Dady899,161/
Dhaddey8334/
Dhadday8321/
Dadda8014,248/
Daddi806,392/
Deady801,973/
Doddy801,778/
Dadey801,681/
Dadde801,108/
Daday80995/
Deddy80505/
Dadoy80469/
Daded80407/
Daudy80256/
Dadiy80141/
Dadid8031/
Dahdy8028/
Daduy8013/
Dadys8013/
Daydy8012/
Daady809/
Daidy809/
Dadyo808/
Dhady805/
Daedy803/
Dadyi803/
Daddé802/
Dadyz801/
Dadhy801/
Dadjd801/
Dayday734,541/
Daddio731,361/
D'Adda731,232/
Daudiy73964/
Dhadda73683/
Dhadiy73579/
Dhaded73503/
Dadaya73439/
Daudey73352/
Dasdey73284/
Dauday73274/
Dhadde73267/
Daddis73134/
Daddoi73114/
Daddie73112/
Daddih7392/
Dadhay7380/
Daddeh7369/
Dadedh7360/
Dadder7356/
Daiday7348/
Dadhed7343/
Dadhiy7340/
Dahday7331/
Dhaddi7323/
Daddea7323/
Dhadid7319/
Dhoddy7318/
Deaded7317/
Daaddi7316/
Dadaiy7312/
Daddha7311/
Daddje7311/
Dahdyi7311/
Daddet7310/
Daddhi739/
Dauddi738/
Daidiy738/
Dadych737/
Daudda737/
Dadisd737/
Daaday736/
Daddhe735/
Daddai735/
Deadey734/
Dadhey734/
Dadaay734/
Dadysh734/
Dhaudy733/
Dahdda732/
Daadde732/
Douddy732/
Hdaddi731/
Daidda731/
Daidey731/
Daddei731/
Daduiy731/
Deasdy731/
Daudid731/
Dahady731/
Dahded731/
Daddde731/
Daddit731/
Dadeyh731/
Daadey731/
D'Eddy731/
Daddee731/
Ddadda731/
Daddid730/
Dadeyd730/
Daydey730/
Deaudy730/
Doddey730/
Daddes730/
Dooddy730/
Dada67162,919/
Dadi67120,853/
Dody6731,356/
Dade6718,008/
Dedy673,142/
D'Addio672,367/
Dadhaiy67533/
Deadder67218/
Dhadhay67168/
Deaddis67164/
Dhaddha67104/
Dadj6788/
Dahaday6758/
D'Addea6753/
Dhadhiy6740/
Dadé6739/
Deaddio6736/
Dahadiy6733/
Dadá6727/
Daudysh6721/
Daadgay6721/
Daidhay6716/
Daddich6711/
Daudisd679/
Daddieh678/
Dhadhed677/
Daidaya675/
Dahadde675/
Daddish673/
Daudaya672/
Dadditt672/
Dauddie672/
Dhadedh671/
Dhaydhy671/
Dahadda671/
Dahdahy671/
Daydaya671/
Dadaaye671/
Dhaddhi671/
Daiddih671/
Daddesh671/
Daudgey671/
Deaddee671/
Daddiss670/
Daddett670/
Deadeys670/

Daddy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Daddy in the Marathi language
दादीdadi-
Daddy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﺩﻱdady55.56
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﺩﻱaldady33.33
ﺩﺩﻱddy11.11
Daddy in the Arabic language
داديdady-
دديddy-

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