Dafang Surname

917,199th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 289 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dafang Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafang Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1891:937,26340,304
Philippines521:1,946,889117,777
United States171:21,321,114641,998
Cameroon151:1,384,60580,726
India101:76,706,538639,611
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
China21:683,660,78330,601
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426

Dafang (35,121) may also be a first name.

Dafang Last Name Facts

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

Dafang is carried by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafang? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 917,199th most common last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 25,216,422 people. Dafang occurs mostly in Africa, where 71 percent of Dafang live; 66 percent live in West Africa and 65 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dafang is also the 24,667th most prevalent forename internationally, borne by 35,121 people.

The last name is most frequent in Nigeria, where it is held by 189 people, or 1 in 937,263. In Nigeria Dafang is primarily concentrated in: Plateau, where 77 percent are found, Taraba, where 21 percent are found and Adamawa, where 1 percent are found. Not including Nigeria it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 6 percent are found.

Dafang Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dafang last name are 18.2% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 71.43% registered to vote for the political party.

Dafang earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 77.04% more than the national average, earning $76,389 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daifang928/
Daffang922/
Dafan91171/
Defang83728/
Dafane83147/
Daffan83115/
Dafong8394/
Dafaan8390/
Daifan8327/
Dahfan8313/
Dayfan837/
Dofang832/
Dafhan831/
Dhafan831/
Dafgan831/
Doufang7756/
Dayfane7745/
Daffong7728/
Dafasen7715/
Dayfahn7712/
Defaing779/
Daafane779/
Dafaane773/
Dhafane772/
Dafatin772/
Dahafan771/
Dafahan771/
Daifane771/
Daffane771/
Dafam73123/
Dafon73108/
Dofan7316/
Dhaffane719/
Daffon671,282/
Daphan67569/
Dofong67481/
Deifan67208/
Doofan67104/
Dafond6781/
Deafon6737/
Dafoun6733/
Daifon6712/
Dafoon6711/
Dofane678/
Dawfon676/
Doufan674/
Defong673/
Dafont672/
Dofaan671/
Daufon671/
Dofain671/
Dafham671/
Defanc671/
Doufangue671/
Dotfan671/
Doffan670/
Dafone670/

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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 Dafang
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