Daffe Surname

28,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 18,923 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Guinea
Highest density in:
Guinea

Daffe 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.

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Daffe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Guinea7,6271:1,552125
Senegal6,2991:2,315190
Mali3,9371:4,310304
France2811:236,38036,629
Nigeria1961:903,79039,188
Belgium1631:70,53211,263
Ivory Coast1301:177,4717,910
United States941:3,855,946211,262
Russia801:1,801,538116,326
Burkina Faso301:611,7377,703
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
Solomon Islands131:44,6188,903
England91:6,190,895170,599
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Kazakhstan41:4,420,624134,293
China21:683,660,78330,601
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Congo21:2,494,54828,763
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Sierra Leone11:7,089,6311,533
Paraguay11:7,236,74616,511
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Equatorial Guinea11:1,135,674984
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

The alternate forms: Daffé (483) are calculated separately.

Daffe (95) may also be a first name.

Daffe 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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Daffe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Daffe (Russian: Даффе) is more commonly found in Guinea than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms: Daffé. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Daffe? popularity and diffusion

The last name Daffe is the 28,395th most commonly used surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 385,116 people. It occurs predominantly in Africa, where 96 percent of Daffe live; 96 percent live in West Africa and 61 percent live in Mande Africa. Daffe is also the 974,243rd most commonly held first name world-wide, held by 95 people.

It is most frequent in Guinea, where it is carried by 7,627 people, or 1 in 1,552. In Guinea Daffe is primarily concentrated in: Conakry Region, where 30 percent are found, Kindia Region, where 26 percent are found and Faranah Region, where 23 percent are found. Outside of Guinea Daffe occurs in 29 countries. It is also common in Senegal, where 33 percent are found and Mali, where 21 percent are found.

Daffe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Daffe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Daffe surname grew 1,880 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Daffe Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Daffe surname are 46.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 100% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Daffe earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 50.29% less than the national average, earning $21,450 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.47% less than the national average, earning $42,992 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daffé93483/
Daffeh913,458/
Daffer91347/
Daffey91243/
Daffie9142/
Daffee915/
Daffea913/
Dhaffe913/
Daffes911/
Daffet911/
Daiffe911/
Daff897,309/
Dafe895,014/
Dauffer83169/
Deaffie8339/
Deaffer831/
Daffett830/
Daffa805,538/
Daffi805,409/
Dafer801,243/
Daffy80741/
Daife80349/
Dhafe80298/
Deffe80207/
Doffe80190/
Dafet80107/
Dafft8078/
Dafei8067/
Diffe8048/
Dafes8044/
Dafee8038/
Daafe8011/
Dafie809/
Dafeu807/
Dafed804/
Dafea804/
Dafey803/
D'Aff803/
Dafeh803/
Dafhe802/
Tdafe802/
Daiff802/
Daufe801/
Dawfe801/
Deafe801/
Dasfe801/
Dadfe801/
Deaff800/
Daffs800/
Dauff800/
Dafez800/
Daf755,352/
Dhafer731,382/
Diffey731,160/
Diffee73717/
Deffeu73225/
Daffis73213/
Dauffy73151/
Daffay73101/
Doffer7395/
Dafesh7383/
Daiffi7383/
Deffee7380/
Daufes7362/
Dapfer7351/
Doffie7350/
Doffey7346/
Doffee7339/
Dauffi7327/
Daufer7327/
Deffie7322/
Deffey7316/
Dafeer7315/
Daffai7312/
Hdayfe737/
Dieffe736/
Dhaffa736/
Dafeet736/
Daffit735/
Davfes735/
Dafeed734/
Dawfey733/
Doffeu733/
Daifer732/
Daffio732/
Daffyd732/
Daayfe731/
Daifei731/
Daffui731/
Daufey731/
Deafer731/
Daiffa731/
Daffih731/
Daafer731/
Dafeeh731/
Dahafe731/
Daffoi731/
Dafieh731/
Dahfeh731/
Daiafe731/
Dajofe731/
Daffaa731/
Daifed731/
Ddaaff731/
Doffet730/
Daif6721,392/
Dafa676,430/
Dafi673,237/
Dasf671,818/
Daft671,311/
Dofe67995/
Doff67782/
Defe67668/
Dayf67519/
Daïf67277/
Douffet67223/
Dafh67222/
Dife67191/
Daaf6790/
Dafé6779/
Dauf6766/
Dafy6736/
Dopffer6731/
Deaf6721/
Dhaf6719/
Doffett6712/
Dauffay679/
Dhoffer677/
Hdaf677/
Dawf674/
Deiffer672/
Deuffeu672/
Dahf672/
Deuffee671/
Deyffea671/
Dgaf671/
Dafecht671/
Deaffis671/
Douffeh671/
Dajafer671/
Dofferh671/
Davf671/
Dahafeh671/
Dafj671/
Htdaffa671/
Dhafeer671/
Dafphee671/
Dafs671/
Daffitt671/
Dafz671/
Dadf671/
Ddhafer671/
Datf671/
Douffee670/

Daffe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Daffe in the Russian language
Даффеdaffe-

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