Daffy Surname

456,743rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 741 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Ireland

Daffy Surname Definition:

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

Daffy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia2731:98,88511,203
Ireland2121:22,2122,215
France821:810,03397,301
England451:1,238,17956,985
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
Germany221:3,659,339158,771
South Africa101:5,417,770150,016
Liberia91:489,83723,279
Indonesia81:16,531,149488,268
India81:95,883,173728,828
Sweden71:1,406,680102,017
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Papua New Guinea41:2,038,429140,827
Israel21:4,278,817136,311
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Romania21:10,038,93580,612
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland1651:26,8482,845
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England271:902,79138,028
Scotland171:220,1897,953
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Daffy (227) may also be a first name.

Daffy 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

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

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

A diminutive of David.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Daffy Last Name Facts

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

The last name Daffy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻲ) is most common in Australia. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Daffy? popularity and diffusion

It is the 456,743rd most widely held surname on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 9,834,745 people. Daffy occurs predominantly in Europe, where 51 percent of Daffy are found; 37 percent are found in Australasia and 37 percent are found in Australia and New Zealand. Daffy is also the 596,468th most commonly used given name in the world, held by 227 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in Australia, where it is borne by 273 people, or 1 in 98,885. In Australia Daffy is most common in: Victoria, where 74 percent reside, Queensland, where 14 percent reside and New South Wales, where 7 percent reside. Outside of Australia Daffy occurs in 28 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 29 percent reside and France, where 11 percent reside.

Daffy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Daffy has changed over time. In Ireland the number of people bearing the Daffy last name increased 128 percent between 1901 and 2014; in England it increased 167 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it fell 88 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 94 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Daffy Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the Daffy last name is principally Catholic (98%) in Ireland.

The amount Daffy earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 43.33% more than the national average, earning R 340,608 per year and in Canada they earn 27.65% less than the national average, earning $35,946 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daffey91243/
Dauffy91151/
Daffay91101/
Daffyd912/
Dafy8936/
Dauffay839/
Daffe8018,923/
Daffa805,538/
Daffi805,409/
Daffé80483/
Dafay80312/
Deffy8073/
Dayfy8050/
Doffy809/
Daify807/
Deafy804/
Dafey803/
Daufy803/
Dafoy802/
Dafiy802/
Dhafy801/
Dafyo801/
Dafys801/
Dawfy800/
Daffeh733,458/
Daffer73347/
Deffay73231/
Dafydd73218/
Daffis73213/
Doffay73131/
Daiffi7383/
Doffey7346/
Daffie7342/
Dauffi7327/
Deffey7316/
Daffai7312/
Dafaya739/
Dhaffa736/
Daffit735/
Daffee735/
Dahfay735/
Dayfuy734/
Dhaffe733/
Douffy733/
Dawfey733/
Daffea733/
Daffio732/
Daiffa731/
Daffaa731/
Dóffay731/
Daffoi731/
Doffys731/
Daffet731/
Daffes731/
Daffih731/
Daiffe731/
Daufey731/
Daffui731/
Duiffy730/
Dafa676,430/
Dafe675,014/
Dafi673,237/
Dauffer67169/
D'Offay67167/
Daufouy67107/
Defy67106/
Dafé6779/
Deaffie6739/
Dofy673/
Dafaaay671/
Htdaffa671/
Douffay671/
Dafj671/
Deaffer671/
Deaffis671/
Daffitt671/
Daffett670/

Daffy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Daffy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻲaldfy-

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