Dafee Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dafee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran321:2,399,45479,639
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Dafee (21) may also be a first name.

Dafee Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dafee (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻓﻊ) is held by more people in Iran than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Dafee.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafee? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dafee is the 3,185,033rd most common family name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. Dafee occurs predominantly in Asia, where 87 percent of Dafee are found; 87 percent are found in South Asia and 84 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Dafee is also the 2,368,944th most commonly occurring forename throughout the world. It is borne by 21 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Iran, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 2,399,454. In Iran Dafee is most numerous in: Gilan Province, where 75 percent are found, Mazandaran Province, where 19 percent are found and Khuzestan Province, where 3 percent are found. Not including Iran this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in Egypt, where 11 percent are found and India, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dafeer9115/
Dafeet916/
Daffee915/
Dafeed914/
Dafeeh911/
Dafe895,014/
Dafeeah8310/
Dhafeer831/
Dafphee831/
Daffe8018,923/
Dafoe802,596/
Dafer801,243/
Defee80682/
Daife80349/
Dhafe80298/
Dafet80107/
Dafei8067/
Dafes8044/
Daafe8011/
Dafie809/
Dafeu807/
Dafae805/
Dafed804/
Dafea804/
Dafey803/
Dafeh803/
Dafhe802/
Difee802/
Tdafe802/
Dafue801/
Daufe801/
Dawfe801/
Deafe801/
Dasfe801/
Dadfe801/
Dofee800/
Dafez800/
Daffeh733,458/
Dhafer731,382/
Diffee73717/
Daffue73565/
Daffer73347/
Daffey73243/
Dafesh7383/
Deffee7380/
Daufes7362/
Dapfer7351/
Daffie7342/
Doffee7339/
Daufer7327/
Dayfae737/
Hdayfe737/
Davfes735/
Dawfey733/
Daffea733/
Dhaffe733/
Daifer732/
Dafaye732/
Daayfe731/
Daifei731/
Deefee731/
Daufey731/
Duefee731/
Deafer731/
Daffes731/
Daffet731/
Daafer731/
Deifee731/
Dahafe731/
Dafieh731/
Dahfeh731/
Daiafe731/
Daiffe731/
Dajofe731/
Dhafae731/
Daffae731/
Daifed731/
Daphee731/
Doufee730/
Dafa676,430/
Dafi673,237/
Dofe67995/
Defe67668/
Dife67191/
Dauffer67169/
Dafé6779/
Deaffie6739/
Dafy6736/
Daffaie673/
Deuffee671/
Dafecht671/
Daffaye671/
Deaffer671/
Dajafer671/
Daufaye671/
Deafaie671/
Dahafeh671/
Dafj671/
Doufeed671/
Ddhafer671/
Daffett670/
Douffee670/

Dafee Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dafee in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻓﻊdaf-

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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 Dafee
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