Dafe Surname
Approximately 5,014 people bear this surname
Dafe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 2,521 | 1:70,267 | 5,077 |
| India | 1,053 | 1:728,457 | 33,448 |
| Somalia | 392 | 1:34,316 | 1,714 |
| Mali | 387 | 1:43,848 | 1,206 |
| Senegal | 244 | 1:59,751 | 860 |
| Ivory Coast | 97 | 1:237,848 | 9,622 |
| England | 55 | 1:1,013,056 | 50,089 |
| Iran | 49 | 1:1,566,990 | 61,347 |
| United States | 40 | 1:9,061,473 | 385,835 |
| Papua New Guinea | 33 | 1:247,082 | 33,879 |
| France | 19 | 1:3,495,933 | 219,029 |
| Brazil | 19 | 1:11,267,070 | 228,483 |
| Solomon Islands | 17 | 1:34,119 | 6,789 |
| Benin | 9 | 1:1,148,400 | 50,768 |
| Sweden | 6 | 1:1,641,126 | 116,183 |
| Guinea | 6 | 1:1,972,303 | 1,775 |
| Niger | 6 | 1:3,198,670 | 54,540 |
| Mauritania | 5 | 1:818,973 | 23,459 |
| Somaliland | 4 | 1:875,046 | 1,198 |
| South Africa | 4 | 1:13,544,426 | 222,367 |
| Sudan | 4 | 1:9,377,549 | 8,207 |
| Russia | 4 | 1:36,030,764 | 577,589 |
| Taiwan | 4 | 1:5,861,186 | 33,577 |
| United Arab Emirates | 4 | 1:2,290,568 | 60,372 |
| Iceland | 4 | 1:95,022 | 4,787 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Venezuela | 2 | 1:15,102,038 | 69,873 |
| Cameroon | 2 | 1:10,384,534 | 165,830 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Albania | 1 | 1:2,914,055 | 29,474 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Turkey | 1 | 1:77,821,422 | 191,047 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Botswana | 1 | 1:2,186,929 | 30,250 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Estonia | 1 | 1:1,321,804 | 40,178 |
| Ghana | 1 | 1:27,020,692 | 23,742 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:5,353,817 | 63,002 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Greece | 1 | 1:11,079,790 | 145,225 |
| Guinea-Bissau | 1 | 1:1,728,021 | 323 |
| Oman | 1 | 1:3,687,971 | 14,390 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 4 | 1:12,554,671 | 503,821 |
The alternate forms: Dafé (79) are calculated separately.
Dafe (2,404) may also be a first name.
Dafe Demographics
Average Dafe Salary in
United States
$41,078 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Dafe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dafe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dafe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻑ, Hindi: दफे) occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms: Dafé. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dafe? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dafe is the 94,946th most commonly held surname internationally, held by approximately 1 in 1,453,440 people. Dafe is primarily found in Africa, where 72 percent of Dafe are found; 64 percent are found in West Africa and 51 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dafe is also the 151,353rd most commonly held first name throughout the world, borne by 2,404 people.
It is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 2,521 people, or 1 in 70,267. In Nigeria Dafe is most common in: Delta, where 64 percent live, Lagos, where 7 percent live and Edo, where 6 percent live. Besides Nigeria this surname occurs in 47 countries. It is also found in India, where 21 percent live and Somalia, where 8 percent live.
Dafe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dafe has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname rose 1,000 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Dafe Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those bearing the Dafe last name is chiefly Christian (83%) in Nigeria.
In The United States those bearing the Dafe surname are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 75% being registered with the political party.
Dafe earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 4.8% less than the national average, earning $41,078 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dafe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dafe in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻑ | aldaf | - |
| Dafe in the Hindi language | ||
| दफे | daphe | 83.33 |
| दफ़े | dafe | 11.11 |
| दाफे | daphe | 5.56 |
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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 Dafe
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