Dafah Surname
Approximately 50 people bear this surname
Dafah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iraq | 21 | 1:1,667,698 | 16,789 |
| Nigeria | 9 | 1:19,682,529 | 291,344 |
| Cameroon | 8 | 1:2,596,134 | 118,056 |
| Yemen | 5 | 1:5,285,059 | 21,214 |
| Egypt | 4 | 1:22,983,938 | 62,368 |
| Liberia | 2 | 1:2,204,268 | 40,131 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
Dafah (17) may also be a first name.
Dafah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dafah Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dafah is found most frequently in Iraq. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dafah? popularity and diffusion
Dafah is the 2,746,821st most prevalent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 145,750,918 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 54 percent of Dafah are found; 52 percent are found in West Asia and 42 percent are found in Levant. It is also the 2,694,839th most prevalent first name world-wide. It is borne by 17 people.
This last name is most frequently used in Iraq, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 1,667,698. Without taking into account Iraq this surname occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 18 percent are found and Cameroon, where 16 percent are found.
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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
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- 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 Dafah
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