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
Daff Political Affiliation
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Daff Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Daff Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Daff (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻑ) is held by more people in Senegal than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Daff? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 67,988th most commonly occurring surname globally, borne by around 1 in 997,065 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Daff reside; 81 percent reside in West Africa and 44 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Daff is also the 703,581st most common first name globally It is held by 169 people.
The surname is most commonly occurring in Senegal, where it is borne by 2,588 people, or 1 in 5,633. In Senegal Daff is mostly concentrated in: Matam Region, where 63 percent live, Dakar Region, where 15 percent live and Saint Louis Region, where 5 percent live. Without taking into account Senegal this surname is found in 54 countries. It is also common in Mali, where 30 percent live and Mauritania, where 9 percent live.
Daff Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Daff has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Daff last name increased 1,092 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 198 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Ireland it contracted 50 percent between 1901 and 2014.
Daff Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the surname is principally Catholic (50%) in Ireland and Orthodox (75%) in Russia.
In The United States those bearing the Daff last name are 0.1% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 53.33% 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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