Daf Surname

89,640th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Palau

Daf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Daf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India2,6891:285,26016,200
Morocco5451:63,25910,584
Algeria4511:85,65813,273
Mali3871:43,8481,206
Yemen2531:104,4486,241
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Mauritania1771:23,1352,036
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
Senegal1201:121,4951,148
Vietnam381:2,438,0542,233
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
Sudan251:1,500,4083,610
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Taiwan171:1,379,1039,281
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Papua New Guinea171:479,63060,627
France141:4,744,480251,814
England111:5,065,278148,650
Ukraine91:5,058,077228,455
Palestine91:505,42812,843
Pakistan91:19,849,32172,658
Netherlands91:1,876,35385,467
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Canada71:5,263,656239,735
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Tunisia61:101,77114,710
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Madagascar41:5,912,4595,394
Rwanda41:2,841,2443,611
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Chad41:3,398,0507,703
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
Burkina Faso31:6,117,36722,156
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
Colombia21:23,887,03632,612
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Turkey21:38,910,711171,901
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Swaziland11:1,298,1991,718
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Burundi11:9,804,8522,349
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
Botswana11:2,186,92930,250
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Palau11:21,643223
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Malta11:430,2723,380
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
São Tomé and Príncipe11:177,4233,686

Daf (360) may also be a first name.

Daf Last Name Facts

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

The surname Daf (Arabic: دف, Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻑ, Marathi: डाफ़) is borne by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Daf? popularity and diffusion

The last name Daf is the 89,640th most widespread last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 1,361,649 people. The surname Daf is predominantly found in Asia, where 61 percent of Daf are found; 51 percent are found in South Asia and 50 percent are found in Indo-South Asia. It is also the 458,892nd most commonly held first name globally It is held by 360 people.

Daf is most common in India, where it is held by 2,689 people, or 1 in 285,260. In India Daf is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 98 percent live, Bihar, where 1 percent live and Haryana, where 0 percent live. Outside of India it exists in 72 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 10 percent live and Algeria, where 8 percent live.

Daf Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the Daf surname is chiefly Orthodox (75%) in Ukraine.

The amount Daf earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 63.89% less than the national average, earning $15,583 USD per year and in Canada they earn 71.86% more than the national average, earning $85,384 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daif8621,392/
Daff867,309/
Dafe865,014/
Dasf861,818/
Daft861,311/
Dayf86519/
Daïf86277/
Dafh86222/
Daaf8690/
Dauf8666/
Deaf8621/
Dhaf8619/
Hdaf867/
Dawf864/
Dahf862/
Davf861/
Dgaf861/
Dafs861/
Dafz861/
Dadf861/
Datf861/
Daffe7518,923/
Dhaif752,141/
Daaif751,176/
Daife75349/
Dhafe75298/
Daayf75212/
Dafft7578/
Dafsh7517/
Daafe7511/
Dahaf759/
Daufs754/
Dhafh754/
D'Aff753/
Dhaft752/
Dafhe752/
D'Aft752/
Tdafe752/
Daiff752/
Dasfe751/
Hdajf751/
D'Auf751/
Dadfe751/
Deafe751/
Dawfe751/
Daufe751/
Deaff750/
Daffs750/
Deaft750/
Dauff750/
Deahf750/
Daw6751,677/
Dav673,959/
Dab673,022/
Dafova67230/
Dof67150/
Hdayfe677/
Dhaffe673/
Daiffe671/
Dahafe671/
Daheef671/
Daayfe671/
Ddaaff671/
Dasdfs671/

Daf Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Daf in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻑaldaf62.34
ﺩﺍﻑdaf24.68
ﺍﻟﺪﻑaldf5.19
ﺍﻟﻀﻒaldf5.19
ﺩﻑdf2.6
Daf in the Marathi language
डाफ़dafa57.14
डफ़dafa41.27
Daf in the Arabic language
دفdf-
دافعdaf-

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