Dafawa Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Dafawa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dafawa Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger191:1,010,10622,252
Cameroon181:1,153,83770,128

Dafawa Last Name Facts

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

Dafawa is more commonly found in Niger than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafawa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 3,228,735th most numerous last name internationally. It is borne by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name Dafawa is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Dafawa are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 100 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

This last name is most frequently held in Niger, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 1,010,106. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 100 percent are found. Beside Niger it exists in one country. It is also found in Cameroon, where 49 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dafawy831/
Dafaiba771/
Dasfawi771/
Dafova67230/
Dafeva6711/
Defava672/
Davavah623/
Defeuwa621/
Davowah621/
Defavo502/

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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 Dafawa
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