Dafan Surname

1,315,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 171 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Israel
Highest density in:
Israel

Dafan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Israel911:94,04010,977
Iran241:3,199,27294,565
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Indonesia181:7,347,177303,310
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
France21:33,211,361423,184
Yemen21:13,212,64740,633
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dafan (121) may also be a first name.

Dafan Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dafan (Arabic: دفان, Hindi: दफन, Marathi: डफण, Oriya: ଡାଫନ) is borne by more people in Israel than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafan? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,315,412th most common surname at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 42,617,228 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 73 percent of Dafan are found; 55 percent are found in West Asia and 53 percent are found in Judeo-West Asia. Dafan is also the 848,089th most commonly held first name in the world It is held by 121 people.

This last name is most frequently held in Israel, where it is carried by 91 people, or 1 in 94,040. In Israel it is most common in: Tel Aviv District, where 54 percent are found, Jerusalem District, where 25 percent are found and Central District, where 16 percent are found. Without taking into account Israel this last name exists in 13 countries. It also occurs in Iran, where 14 percent are found and Nigeria, where 12 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dafang91289/
Dafane91147/
Daffan91115/
Dafaan9190/
Daifan9127/
Dahfan9113/
Dayfan917/
Dafgan911/
Dhafan911/
Dafhan911/
Dayfane8345/
Dafasen8315/
Dayfahn8312/
Daafane839/
Daifang838/
Dafaane833/
Dafatin832/
Daffang832/
Dhafane832/
Daifane831/
Daffane831/
Dahafan831/
Dafahan831/
Defan80265/
Dafam80123/
Dafon80108/
Dofan8016/
Dhaffane779/
Daffon731,282/
Daphan73569/
Deifan73208/
Dehfan73111/
Doofan73104/
Dafong7394/
Dafond7381/
Defain7363/
Deffan7344/
Deafon7337/
Dafoun7333/
Defahn7319/
Daifon7312/
Dafoon7311/
Dofane738/
Deefan736/
Dawfon736/
Defann734/
Doufan734/
Defaun733/
Dafont732/
Dofang732/
Defanh732/
Daufon731/
Doefan731/
Dofain731/
Dofaan731/
Dotfan731/
Dafham731/
Doffan730/
Dafone730/
Defean730/
Datphan6794/
Doufang6756/
Doufand6739/
Deffain6732/
Daffong6728/
Daffond6719/
Dafoune6718/
Dhoifan6714/
Daphane6714/
Dadphan6710/
Dashfam678/
Doufane677/
Daffoun675/
Dauphan672/
Dafffon671/
Daffont671/
Devahan671/
Daffoon671/

Dafan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dafan in the Oriya language
ଡାଫନdaphana-
Dafan in the Hindi language
दफनdaphana92.86
दफानdaphana7.14
Dafan in the Marathi language
डफणdaphana50
डाफनdaphana50
Dafan in the Arabic language
دفانdfan-
دافنdafn-

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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 Dafan
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