Dafay Surname

868,551st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 312 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dafay Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania3021:175,30315,310
Liberia61:734,75629,369
France11:66,422,722504,397
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dafay (13) may also be a first name.

Dafay Last Name Facts

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

Dafay occurs more in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dafay.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafay? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 868,551st most numerous last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 23,357,519 people. Dafay is predominantly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dafay reside; 97 percent reside in East Africa and 97 percent reside in East Bantu Africa. Dafay is also the 3,159,357th most frequently used given name world-wide, borne by 13 people.

The surname is most widely held in Tanzania, where it is borne by 302 people, or 1 in 175,303. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Manyara Region, where 78 percent live, Arusha Region, where 22 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 0 percent live. Other than Tanzania it occurs in 5 countries. It also occurs in Liberia, where 2 percent live and France, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daffay91101/
Dafaya919/
Dahfay915/
Dafaye912/
Dafa896,430/
Dafy8936/
Dauffay839/
Daffaye831/
Daufaye831/
Daffayi831/
Dafaaay831/
Daffa805,538/
Defay801,751/
Daffy80741/
Daufa80633/
Dafaa80405/
Dhafa80219/
Dafas80116/
Daifa80104/
Dafad8062/
Tdafa8055/
Dayfy8050/
Dafah8050/
Dafat8043/
Dafai8034/
Daefa8023/
Dahfa808/
Daify807/
Daafa807/
Dafae805/
Dofay805/
Hdafa805/
Deafy804/
Dafea804/
Dafey803/
Dasfa803/
Daufy803/
Dafoy802/
Dafau802/
Dafiy802/
Dhafy801/
Dafyo801/
Dafys801/
Dajfa801/
Daîfa801/
Dafaj801/
Dafaz801/
Dadfa801/
Dayfa801/
Dawfy800/
Defaye73257/
Daffey73243/
Deffay73231/
Dafydd73218/
Dauffy73151/
Doffay73131/
Daifah73111/
Daffas7358/
Daffah7346/
Dhaafa7333/
Dafoya7314/
Defayi7314/
Dafaut7313/
Daffai7312/
Daifat739/
Dayfae737/
Dhafai736/
Dhaffa736/
Daphay734/
Dayfuy734/
Dawfey733/
Daffea733/
Dafiyo733/
Daffau732/
Dafiya732/
Daffyd732/
Dhaifa731/
Daayfe731/
Dafaai731/
Dafadh731/
Dafija731/
Daufey731/
Dayfas731/
Daiffa731/
Dafauh731/
Dayfaz731/
Deifay731/
Defayo731/
Dasfah731/
Dahafa731/
Dahfas731/
Daafha731/
Dóffay731/
Dhafae731/
Dhafah731/
Deafah731/
Daffaa731/
Daffae731/
Dhafaa731/
Daffat731/
Dafaah731/
Dafhad731/
Dadfas731/
Dhadfa731/
Dasfas731/
D'Haufayt718/
Dafe675,014/
Dafi673,237/
Defa67696/
D'Offay67167/
Dofa67117/
Daufouy67107/
Defy67106/
Dafé6779/
Daffaut6726/
Dafiyah6714/
Daffaud6711/
Dafeeah6710/
Daphayo679/
Daffach674/
Dofy673/
Daffaie673/
Dafault672/
Dahfash672/
Daufaud672/
Doufaye672/
Hdaefah671/
Deafaie671/
Dafj671/
Dahfoya671/
Doufaya671/
Douffay671/
Htdaffa671/
Deafaii671/

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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 Dafay
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