Daffey Surname

1,035,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 243 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Australia

Daffey Surname Definition:

Ó Deabhthaigh Essentially a Co. Clare name. IF 313*

Daffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1531:176,44217,942
England691:807,50843,459
United States81:45,307,367917,113
South Africa71:7,739,672177,858
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland191:233,15110,389
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England381:641,45731,575
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Daffey (14) may also be a first name.

Daffey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Deabhthaigh Essentially a Co. Clare name. IF 313*

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Daffey Last Name Facts

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

The last name Daffey is found most frequently in Australia. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Daffey? popularity and diffusion

Daffey is the 1,035,555th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 29,989,901 people. This surname occurs mostly in Oceania, where 63 percent of Daffey are found; 63 percent are found in Australasia and 63 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. It is also the 3,024,661st most commonly used first name internationally, borne by 14 people.

The surname is most commonly used in Australia, where it is carried by 153 people, or 1 in 176,442. In Australia it is primarily found in: Victoria, where 58 percent are found, Queensland, where 35 percent are found and Northern Territory, where 4 percent are found. Barring Australia it occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in England, where 28 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Daffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Daffey has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Daffey last name rose 182 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in The United States it declined 64 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Daffey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

The amount Daffey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 367.56% more than the national average, earning R 1,111,090 per year and in United States they earn 71.32% less than the national average, earning $12,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daffe9118,923/
Daffy91741/
Dafey913/
Daffeh833,458/
Diffey831,160/
Daffue83565/
Daffer83347/
Dauffy83151/
Daffay83101/
Doffey8346/
Daffie8342/
Deffey8316/
Daffee835/
Dawfey833/
Daffea833/
Dhaffe833/
Daffyd832/
Daufey831/
Daffes831/
Daffet831/
Daiffe831/
Daffae831/
Dafe805,014/
Dafy8036/
Dauffer77169/
Deaffie7739/
Dauffay779/
Daffaie773/
Daffaye771/
Deaffer771/
Daffayi771/
Daffett770/
Daffa735,538/
Daffi735,409/
Dafoe732,596/
Dafer731,243/
Daffé73483/
Daife73349/
Dafay73312/
Dhafe73298/
Deffe73207/
Doffe73190/
Dafet73107/
Deffy7373/
Dafei7367/
Dayfy7350/
Diffe7348/
Dafes7344/
Dafee7338/
Daafe7311/
Doffy739/
Dafie739/
Daify737/
Dafeu737/
Defey736/
Dafae735/
Dafed734/
Deafy734/
Dafea734/
Daufy733/
Dafeh733/
Dafhe732/
Difey732/
Dofey732/
Dafoy732/
Dafiy732/
Tdafe732/
Dafue731/
Dhafy731/
Dafyo731/
Daufe731/
Dafys731/
Dawfe731/
Deafe731/
Dasfe731/
Dadfe731/
Dafez730/
Dawfy730/
Dhafer671,382/
Diffee67717/
Daphey67234/
Deffay67231/
Deffeu67225/
Dafydd67218/
Daffis67213/
Daffou67182/
Doffay67131/
Doffer6795/
Dafesh6783/
Daiffi6783/
Deffee6780/
Daufes6762/
Daffas6758/
Dapfer6751/
Doffie6750/
Daffah6746/
Doffee6739/
Dauffi6727/
Daufer6727/
Deffie6722/
Dafeer6715/
Dafoya6714/
Daffai6712/
Dafaya679/
Dayfae677/
Hdayfe677/
Dieffe676/
Dhaffa676/
Dafeet676/
Doffoe675/
Daffit675/
Dahfay675/
Davfes675/
Dafeed674/
Dayfuy674/
Dafiyo673/
Doffeu673/
Douffy673/
Daffau672/
Dafiya672/
Daifer672/
Dafaye672/
Daffio672/
Daayfe671/
Daifei671/
Daffui671/
Defeyo671/
Deafer671/
Daiffa671/
Daffih671/
Daafer671/
Dafeeh671/
Doffys671/
Dahafe671/
Daffoi671/
Dafieh671/
Dahfeh671/
Daiafe671/
Dajofe671/
Dóffay671/
Dhafae671/
Daffaa671/
Daffat671/
Daifed671/
Doffet670/
Dieffy670/
Duiffy670/

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