Daffa Surname

86,950th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,538 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Daffa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Daffa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania4,2681:12,4041,614
Saudi Arabia5961:51,7727,760
Indonesia3611:366,34131,484
Mauritania1151:35,6082,839
Liberia861:51,2624,572
Nigeria251:7,085,710162,099
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Cameroon141:1,483,50583,777
Senegal101:1,457,9343,873
Egypt91:10,215,08448,153
Benin81:1,291,95054,095
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
France31:22,140,907385,998
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria21:19,315,77697,017
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Sudan11:37,510,19514,259
Somalia11:13,452,0619,224
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Malawi11:17,119,10934,144
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
England11:55,718,059489,080

Daffa (1,889) may also be a first name.

Daffa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Daffa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻓﺎ, Russian: Даффа) is borne by more people in Tanzania than any other country or territory. It may appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Daffa? popularity and diffusion

The last name Daffa is the 86,950th most commonly held last name in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,315,917 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 82 percent of Daffa live; 77 percent live in East Africa and 77 percent live in East Bantu Africa. Daffa is also the 174,927th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 1,889 people.

It is most frequently occurring in Tanzania, where it is held by 4,268 people, or 1 in 12,404. In Tanzania it is primarily found in: Tanga Region, where 47 percent live, Dar es Salaam Region, where 18 percent live and Morogoro Region, where 11 percent live. Besides Tanzania Daffa exists in 27 countries. It also occurs in Saudi Arabia, where 11 percent live and Indonesia, where 7 percent live.

Daffa Last Name Statistics demography

Daffa earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daffay91101/
Daffas9158/
Daffah9146/
Daffai9112/
Dhaffa916/
Daffea913/
Daffau912/
Daiffa911/
Daffaa911/
Daffat911/
Dafa896,430/
Daffaut8326/
Daffaud8311/
Dauffay839/
Daffach834/
Htdaffa831/
Daffe8018,923/
Daffi805,409/
Daffy80741/
Deffa80677/
Daufa80633/
Daffé80483/
Dafaa80405/
Dafay80312/
Doffa80253/
Dhafa80219/
Dafas80116/
Daifa80104/
Dafad8062/
Tdafa8055/
Dafah8050/
Dafat8043/
Dafai8034/
Daffo8026/
Daefa8023/
Dahfa808/
Daafa807/
Hdafa805/
Dafea804/
Dasfa803/
Dafau802/
Dajfa801/
Daîfa801/
Dafaj801/
Dafaz801/
Dadfa801/
Dayfa801/
Dauffaud771/
Daffeh733,458/
Daffos73453/
Daffer73347/
Daffey73243/
Deffay73231/
Daffis73213/
Daffou73182/
Dauffy73151/
Doffay73131/
Daifah73111/
Daffot73101/
Deffaa7385/
Daiffi7383/
Deuffa7355/
Daffie7342/
Dhaafa7333/
Dauffi7327/
Douffa7319/
Dafaut7313/
Daifat739/
Dafaya739/
Dhafai736/
Daffee735/
Daffit735/
Dahfay735/
Dhaffe733/
Daffós733/
Deffah732/
Daffio732/
Deaffo732/
Daffyd732/
Doffah731/
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Dafadh731/
Daffui731/
Dayfas731/
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Daffes731/
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Dayfaz731/
Doffas731/
Dasfah731/
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Dafeau731/
Daffoi731/
Dahfas731/
Daiffe731/
Daafha731/
Dóffay731/
Dgaffo731/
Dhafah731/
Deafah731/
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Dafaah731/
Dafhad731/
Dadfas731/
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Dasfas731/
Dafe675,014/
Dafi673,237/
Defa67696/
Dauffer67169/
D'Offay67167/
Dafo67134/
Dofa67117/
Dafé6779/
Deaffie6739/
Dafy6736/
Douffas6712/
Daffous675/
Dafault672/
Dahfash672/
Daufaud672/
Deyffea671/
Deffeau671/
Deaffis671/
Deaffer671/
Hdaefah671/
Doffaud671/
Daffouh671/
Dafj671/
Douffay671/
Douffai671/
Dafaaay671/
Daffitt671/
Daffett670/
Doffatt670/

Daffa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Daffa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻓﺎdafa76.47
ﺩﻓﺎdfa20.59
ﺩﺍﻑdaf2.94
Daffa in the Russian language
Даффаdaffa-

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