Dafen Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
India
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Dafen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
India41:191,766,3461,073,940
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128

Dafen (97) may also be a first name.

Dafen Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dafen (Russian: Дафэн) occurs in India more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafen? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 82 percent of Dafen reside; 45 percent reside in West Asia and 45 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula. Dafen is also the 962,660th most widespread forename at a global level It is held by 97 people.

This surname is most prevalent in India, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 191,766,346. In India it is most frequent in: Maharashtra, where 100 percent reside. Other than India this surname is found in 4 countries. It is also common in The United Arab Emirates, where 36 percent reside and Brazil, where 9 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daufen9153/
Dafeng9148/
Daffen9133/
Dafoen912/
Daifen911/
Dafn898/
Daifeng8316/
Dafenne831/
Daffend831/
Dahafen830/
Dafin80120/
Dafne8053/
Defen8021/
Dofen8012/
Dafem803/
Daffin731,663/
Dafina73250/
Daufin7359/
Deffen7312/
Dafing739/
Dafion736/
Doufen736/
Doffen734/
Daphen734/
Daifin732/
Dawfin731/
Dhafin731/
Doefen731/
Doyfen731/
Doofen731/
Dayfin731/
Daifne731/
Daffem731/
Depfen730/
Dofeng730/
Daffina67151/
Dapheng6726/
Deijfen6717/
Dauffin678/
Daifina675/
Defn673/
Dauphen673/
Dahaven673/
Daiphen671/
Daufina671/
Doefoen671/
Doufeng671/
Dafynne671/
Dofn671/
Daffing670/

Dafen Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dafen in the Russian language
Дафэнdafen-

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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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  • 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 Dafen
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