Dafae Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
Norway

Dafae Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafae Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dafae Last Name Facts

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

Dafae (Marathi: डफउे) is carried by more people in India than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Dafae click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafae? popularity and diffusion

Dafae is the 8,193,072nd most frequently used family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 20 percent of Dafae reside; 20 percent reside in West Africa and 20 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname Dafae is most frequently held in India, where it is held by 1 people, or 1 in 767,065,382. In India it is most common in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside. Excluding India this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also found in Indonesia, where 20 percent reside and Norway, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dafaee9113/
Dayfae917/
Dafaye912/
Daffae911/
Dhafae911/
Daffaie833/
Deafaie831/
Daufaye831/
Daffaye831/
Dafoe802,596/
Dafaa80405/
Dafay80312/
Dafei8067/
Dafee8038/
Dafai8034/
Dafie809/
Dafeu807/
Dafea804/
Dafey803/
Dafau802/
Dofae801/
Dafue801/
Dafaj801/
Defae800/
Daffue73565/
Daffey73243/
Daffay73101/
Daffie7342/
Dafoya7314/
Dafaut7313/
Daffai7312/
Dafaya739/
Dhafai736/
Dahfay735/
Daffee735/
Daffea733/
Dawfey733/
Dafiya732/
Daffau732/
Dafauh731/
Dhafaa731/
Daffaa731/
Dafoua731/
Dafeeh731/
Daufey731/
Dafija731/
Dafaai731/
Daifei731/
Dahvae731/
Dafoep731/
Deaffie6739/
Daffaut6726/
Dafiyah6714/
Daffaud6711/
Dafeeah6710/
Dauffay679/
Doufaye672/
Daufaud672/
Dafault672/
Dafphee671/
Dahfoya671/
Daffayi671/
Dafaaay671/
Deafaii671/

Dafae Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dafae in the Marathi language
डफउेdaphaue-

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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
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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 Dafae
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