Daff Surname
Approximately 7,309 people bear this surname
Daff Surname Definition:
(English) Mild, Meek, Foolish Person [Middle English daf(fe; cp. Old English ge)défe, gentle, meek] 'Thow doted daffe,' quod she, 'Dulle are thi wittes.’—Piers Plowman, 737-8.
And when this jape is tald another day, I sal been halde a daf, a cokenay.
Read More About This SurnameDaff Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senegal | 2,588 | 1:5,633 | 279 |
| Mali | 2,194 | 1:7,734 | 449 |
| Mauritania | 640 | 1:6,398 | 736 |
| Australia | 596 | 1:45,295 | 5,683 |
| Guinea | 461 | 1:25,670 | 493 |
| United States | 262 | 1:1,383,431 | 95,756 |
| England | 228 | 1:244,377 | 19,942 |
| France | 131 | 1:507,044 | 70,604 |
| South Africa | 26 | 1:2,083,758 | 92,464 |
| Burkina Faso | 25 | 1:734,084 | 8,477 |
| Congo | 20 | 1:249,455 | 8,571 |
| India | 15 | 1:51,137,692 | 512,385 |
| Ivory Coast | 14 | 1:1,647,945 | 32,915 |
| Ukraine | 11 | 1:4,138,427 | 206,719 |
| Papua New Guinea | 10 | 1:815,372 | 88,623 |
| Malaysia | 10 | 1:2,949,422 | 111,742 |
| Netherlands | 9 | 1:1,876,353 | 85,467 |
| New Zealand | 8 | 1:566,040 | 34,598 |
| Wales | 6 | 1:515,755 | 23,171 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:1,338,454 | 35,497 |
| Brazil | 4 | 1:53,518,583 | 632,670 |
| Botswana | 4 | 1:546,732 | 22,624 |
| Indonesia | 3 | 1:44,083,065 | 698,220 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Switzerland | 2 | 1:4,106,458 | 122,336 |
| Uganda | 2 | 1:19,519,640 | 189,114 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1:62,063,102 | 83,384 |
| Argentina | 2 | 1:21,371,707 | 253,176 |
| Canada | 2 | 1:18,422,796 | 409,488 |
| Kenya | 2 | 1:23,089,950 | 83,168 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Northern Ireland | 1 | 1:1,845,036 | 20,648 |
| Afghanistan | 1 | 1:32,153,183 | 60,828 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Vietnam | 1 | 1:92,646,054 | 8,382 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Gabon | 1 | 1:1,889,194 | 6,814 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Togo | 1 | 1:7,247,768 | 12,049 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| South Korea | 1 | 1:51,240,256 | 8,015 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Japan | 1 | 1:127,844,293 | 73,547 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Rwanda | 1 | 1:11,364,978 | 5,947 |
| Luxembourg | 1 | 1:580,542 | 15,155 |
| Pakistan | 1 | 1:178,643,885 | 213,220 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1:4,708,939 | 29,543 |
| Mongolia | 1 | 1:2,825,289 | 17,010 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,214,933 | 33,683 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 115 | 1:211,960 | 16,503 |
| Scotland | 4 | 1:935,804 | 21,348 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 24 | 1:2,092,445 | 103,667 |
Daff (169) may also be a first name.
Daff Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
(English) Mild, Meek, Foolish Person [Middle English daf(fe; cp. Old English ge)défe, gentle, meek] 'Thow doted daffe,' quod she, 'Dulle are thi wittes.’—Piers Plowman, 737-8.
And when this jape is tald another day, I sal been halde a daf, a cokenay.— Chaucer, Cant. Tales, A 4207-8.
Daff Demographics
Average Daff Salary in
United States
$36,938 USD
Per year
Average Salary in
United States
$43,149 USD
Per year
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Daff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Daff Come From? nationality or country of origin
Daff (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻑ) is found most in Senegal. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of Daff.
How Common Is The Last Name Daff? popularity and diffusion
The surname Daff is the 67,988th most frequently used family name internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 997,065 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Daff live; 81 percent live in West Africa and 44 percent live in Senegambia Africa. Daff is also the 703,581st most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 169 people.
The surname Daff is most widely held in Senegal, where it is carried by 2,588 people, or 1 in 5,633. In Senegal it is most frequent in: Matam Region, where 63 percent are found, Dakar Region, where 15 percent are found and Saint Louis Region, where 5 percent are found. Without taking into account Senegal it occurs in 54 countries. It is also found in Mali, where 30 percent are found and Mauritania, where 9 percent are found.
Daff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Daff has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Daff last name expanded 1,092 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it fell 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Daff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the last name is chiefly Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Daff surname are 0.1% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 53.33% being registered with the political party.
The amount Daff earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 61.16% more than the national average, earning R 382,980 per year and in United States they earn 14.39% less than the national average, earning $36,938 USD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daffe | 89 | 18,923 | / |
| Dafft | 89 | 78 | / |
| D'Aff | 89 | 3 | / |
| Daiff | 89 | 2 | / |
| Dauff | 89 | 0 | / |
| Daffs | 89 | 0 | / |
| Deaff | 89 | 0 | / |
| Daf | 86 | 5,352 | / |
| Dhaffe | 80 | 3 | / |
| Ddaaff | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daiffe | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daif | 75 | 21,392 | / |
| Dafe | 75 | 5,014 | / |
| Dasf | 75 | 1,818 | / |
| Daft | 75 | 1,311 | / |
| Doff | 75 | 782 | / |
| Dayf | 75 | 519 | / |
| Daïf | 75 | 277 | / |
| Dafh | 75 | 222 | / |
| Daaf | 75 | 90 | / |
| Dauf | 75 | 66 | / |
| Deaf | 75 | 21 | / |
| Dhaf | 75 | 19 | / |
| Hdaf | 75 | 7 | / |
| Dawf | 75 | 4 | / |
| Dahf | 75 | 2 | / |
| Dadf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dafz | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dafs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Davf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dgaf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Datf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dhaif | 67 | 2,141 | / |
| Daaif | 67 | 1,176 | / |
| Daife | 67 | 349 | / |
| Dhafe | 67 | 298 | / |
| Daayf | 67 | 212 | / |
| Doffe | 67 | 190 | / |
| Deuff | 67 | 149 | / |
| Dopff | 67 | 31 | / |
| Douff | 67 | 19 | / |
| Dafsh | 67 | 17 | / |
| Daafe | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dahaf | 67 | 9 | / |
| Duoff | 67 | 6 | / |
| Dhafh | 67 | 4 | / |
| Daufs | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dhaft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Tdafe | 67 | 2 | / |
| D'Aft | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dafhe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dawfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dgoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daufe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dasfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dadfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Auf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Hdajf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhoff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deaft | 67 | 0 | / |
| Deahf | 67 | 0 | / |
| Doffs | 67 | 0 | / |
Daff Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Daff in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺩﺍﻑ | daf | 82.99 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﺍﻑ | aldaf | 11.56 |
| ﺩﻑ | df | 3.4 |
| ﺍﻟﺪﻑ | aldf | 1.36 |
| ﺍﺩﺍﻑ | adaf | 0.68 |
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