Dafara Surname

1,828,462nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 102 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Benin

Dafara Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafara Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia431:3,075,563171,061
Brazil241:8,919,764194,226
Benin151:689,04039,432
India121:63,922,115578,870
Uganda61:6,506,546123,710
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259

Dafara (30) may also be a first name.

Dafara Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dafara (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻓﺎﺭﻩ) is more commonly found in Indonesia than any other country or territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafara? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,828,462nd most commonly held surname world-wide, held by around 1 in 71,446,529 people. It occurs mostly in Asia, where 54 percent of Dafara live; 42 percent live in Southeast Asia and 42 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Dafara is also the 1,911,214th most frequent first name globally It is held by 30 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Indonesia, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 3,075,563. In Indonesia it is most common in: Banten, where 56 percent reside and Central Sulawesi, where 44 percent reside. Excluding Indonesia this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 24 percent reside and Benin, where 15 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Dafara Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dafara in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻓﺎﺭﻩaldfarh-

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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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  • 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 Dafara
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