Daffner Surname

278,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,390 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Germany

Daffner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Daffner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,1181:72,0089,134
United States2501:1,449,83699,395
Brazil81:26,759,292405,030
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Argentina31:14,247,805235,975
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

The alternate forms: Däffner (33) are calculated separately.

Daffner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Daffner is most common in Germany. It can appear as a variant: Däffner. Click here for other possible spellings of Daffner.

How Common Is The Last Name Daffner? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 278,370th most widespread family name on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 5,242,839 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Daffner live; 80 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most widespread in Germany, where it is carried by 1,118 people, or 1 in 72,008. In Germany Daffner is most numerous in: Bavaria, where 95 percent live, Hesse, where 2 percent live and Saxony, where 1 percent live. Without taking into account Germany this surname occurs in 10 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 18 percent live and Brazil, where 1 percent live.

Daffner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Daffner has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Daffner surname expanded 2,273 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Daffner Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Daffner surname are 27.91% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 74.68% being registered with the political party.

The amount Daffner earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 17.95% more than the national average, earning $50,895 USD per year and in Canada they earn 1.11% less than the national average, earning $49,133 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Däffner9533/
Dafner92174/
Daffenner880/
Deffner861,629/
Daffnee8644/
Daffney8616/
Doffner864/
Döffner861/
Dafhner861/
Dafne8353/
Daffnerová821/
Daffinne801/
Doeffner800/
Deiffner800/
Dafney77130/
Dofner7784/
Defner7769/
Däfner7718/
Dafneh775/
Daifne771/
Daffni771/
Dafnet771/
Döpfner71143/
Doffney7119/
Deufner713/
Daffnay712/
Dafynne711/
Dafenne711/
Dopfner711/
Doffnir710/
Dafni67581/
Dafna67189/
D'Affnay6776/
Doepfner6776/
Dafny6727/
Doffnoir670/

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Footnotes

  • Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Daffner
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