Dafar Surname

401,066th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 876 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iraq
Highest density in:
Kuwait

Dafar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iraq2831:123,7513,451
Saudi Arabia1991:155,05422,057
India1971:3,893,733106,713
Iran751:1,023,76746,913
Kuwait581:65,5297,566
Morocco91:3,830,67854,497
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Somalia41:3,363,0155,093
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Liberia31:1,469,51238,766
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Palestine11:4,548,84918,388
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
France11:66,422,722504,397
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Dafar (337) may also be a first name.

Dafar Last Name Facts

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

Dafar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻓﺎﺭ, Marathi: डफर) is found in Iraq more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafar? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 401,066th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 8,319,116 people. The surname Dafar occurs mostly in Asia, where 95 percent of Dafar live; 63 percent live in West Asia and 33 percent live in Levant. It is also the 476,238th most commonly used first name in the world, borne by 337 people.

Dafar is most commonly held in Iraq, where it is carried by 283 people, or 1 in 123,751. Other than Iraq this last name exists in 29 countries. It is also common in Saudi Arabia, where 23 percent reside and India, where 22 percent reside.

Dafar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dafar has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dafar Last Name Statistics demography

Dafar earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6% less than the national average, earning $40,562 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dadfar912,958/
Daffar91234/
Dhafar91220/
Dafare91192/
Dayfar9131/
Daafar915/
Dajfar912/
Daifar911/
Dafaar911/
Dafarr911/
Dasfar911/
Dafajr911/
Daudfar8357/
Daufart8356/
Dafaure8324/
Dhaffar8324/
Dhafare8311/
Dgaafar831/
Dadfard831/
Daffare831/
Dahfare831/
Defar808,316/
Dofar80106/
Dafor8015/
Daffaure772/
Daudfard772/
Dauffard771/
Deafhear771/
Dajfahar771/
Deffar73519/
Doufar73316/
Dawfor73283/
Daphar73265/
Dhofar73216/
Dafeur73162/
Dafour7378/
Dehfar7342/
Defaur7341/
Daford7310/
Dafore735/
Dayfor733/
Dohfar733/
Dafoor733/
Defair732/
Devfar731/
Dahvar731/
Dhafor731/
Daffor730/
Daforr730/
Doufair67171/
Davahar67148/
Devahar6788/
Dafford6763/
Dadford6741/
Dahavar6723/
Daffort6722/
Daufour6715/
Daffour6710/
Doufare675/
Daffeur672/
Deidfar672/
Daifour672/
Dhoofar672/
Daiford672/
Deufaur671/
Doffard671/
Daaphar671/
Doifard671/
Dgafoor671/
Dayfort671/
Dauford670/
Dayford670/
Daforth670/

Dafar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dafar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻓﺎﺭaldfar-
Dafar in the Marathi language
डफरdaphara98.99

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dafar
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