Dafac Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Dafac Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafac Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya41:11,544,97562,419
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Somaliland41:875,0461,198

Dafac Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dafac is more commonly found in Kenya than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafac? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most frequent family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dafac live; 100 percent live in East Africa and 100 percent live in Cushitic Africa.

The surname Dafac is most commonly used in Kenya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 11,544,975. In Kenya Dafac is mostly concentrated in: Wajir County, where 100 percent are found. Apart from Kenya this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 33 percent are found and Somaliland, where 33 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daffach834/
Dafak80323/
Dafas80116/
Dafaq802/
Dafaz801/
Dafaj801/
Daffache771/
Daffas7358/
Dafake7313/
Dofack7312/
Dofach732/
Dahfas731/
Dafaix731/
Dayfaz731/
Dayfas731/
Doufack6714/
Deufack674/
Dashfaq674/
Dahfash672/
Dafakhe671/

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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 Dafac
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