Dafi Surname

138,254th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,237 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Tanzania
Highest density in:
Tanzania

Dafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Tanzania1,5821:33,4653,926
Morocco5111:67,46811,380
Iraq3041:115,2033,308
Zimbabwe2211:69,85610,407
Indonesia1041:1,271,62788,950
Nigeria851:2,084,03272,421
Papua New Guinea731:111,69515,161
Algeria701:551,87938,284
Iran501:1,535,65060,563
Kuwait391:97,45410,676
Greece351:316,56545,415
India261:29,502,515369,827
South Africa211:2,579,891103,459
Russia131:11,086,389347,183
Belgium111:1,045,14978,166
Malaysia111:2,681,293102,971
Yemen71:3,775,04217,439
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Benin71:1,476,51557,381
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Israel51:1,711,52784,568
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
France41:16,605,680368,153
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Lebanon31:1,879,02822,073
Cameroon31:6,923,023143,724
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Solomon Islands21:290,01419,875
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
England21:27,859,030389,889
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Georgia11:3,745,54547,852
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
North Macedonia11:2,101,47231,546
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372

Dafi (1,964) may also be a first name.

Dafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dafi (Hindi: दफी, Russian: Дафи) occurs in Tanzania more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dafi.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 138,254th most frequent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 2,251,327 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 78 percent of Dafi are found; 49 percent are found in East Africa and 49 percent are found in East Bantu Africa. It is also the 170,987th most commonly used first name internationally, held by 1,964 people.

It is most commonly held in Tanzania, where it is held by 1,582 people, or 1 in 33,465. In Tanzania Dafi is most prevalent in: Manyara Region, where 54 percent reside, Singida Region, where 31 percent reside and Dodoma Region, where 8 percent reside. Excluding Tanzania this surname is found in 48 countries. It also occurs in Morocco, where 16 percent reside and Iraq, where 9 percent reside.

Dafi Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the surname is primarily Melkite Greek Catholic (50%) in Lebanon.

The amount Dafi earn in different countries varies markedly. In South Africa they earn 69.14% less than the national average, earning R 73,344 per year and in United States they earn 23.52% less than the national average, earning $33,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daffi895,409/
Daifi893,087/
Dahfi89702/
Dafid89565/
Dafis89326/
Dafit89299/
Dayfi89174/
Dhafi89123/
Dafei8967/
Daufi8960/
Dafio8944/
Dafai8934/
Dafii8931/
Daafi8929/
Dafih8927/
Deafi8924/
Dafip8918/
Dafie899/
Dafiy892/
Daïfi892/
Dafgi891/
Dafui891/
Daffis80213/
Daaifi80178/
Daiffi8083/
Daffie8042/
Dauffi8027/
Dafich8018/
Dhafio8016/
Dafish8013/
Daffai8012/
Dhaifi809/
Dausfi807/
Dhafai806/
Daffit805/
Dafidh804/
Daifis802/
Daffio802/
Daafis802/
Daifei801/
Dafaai801/
Daffui801/
Davfis801/
Daffih801/
Dayfih801/
Daffoi801/
Dafieh801/
Daifio801/
Dafa756,430/
Dafe755,014/
Defi752,213/
Dofi75335/
Dafé7579/
Dafy7536/
Dafj751/
Deaffie7339/
Daifish732/
Deaffis731/
Dahfish731/
Daafiss731/
Dhahafi731/
Daffitt731/
Daffe6718,923/
Daffa675,538/
Dafer671,243/
Daffy67741/
Daufa67633/
Daffé67483/
Deffi67446/
Dafaa67405/
Daife67349/
Dafay67312/
Dhafe67298/
Doufi67230/
Dhafa67219/
Doffi67137/
Defoi67132/
Dafet67107/
Daifa67104/
Tdafa6755/
Defai6753/
Dayfy6750/
Dofio6744/
Dafes6744/
Dafee6738/
Dhefi6732/
Daphi6720/
Dohfi6718/
Defhi6717/
Dhofi6716/
Doefi6715/
Dehfi6713/
Deufi6712/
Daafe6711/
Defie679/
Daify677/
Dafeu677/
Daafa677/
Dofai675/
Hdafa675/
Dafed674/
Dofhi674/
Deafy674/
Dafea674/
Defei674/
Doifi673/
Dafey673/
Deifi673/
Daufy673/
Dafeh673/
Dafhe672/
Dofie672/
Dafoy672/
Dowfi672/
Tdafe672/
Dhafy671/
Dafyo671/
Dosfi671/
Daufe671/
Dafys671/
Dawfe671/
Dajfa671/
Daufí671/
Daîfa671/
Deafe671/
Dasfe671/
Dafaj671/
Dadfe671/
Duifi671/
Dayfa671/
Dafez670/
Dawfy670/

Dafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dafi in the Hindi language
दफीdaphi75
मफीmaphi25
Dafi in the Russian language
Дафиdafi-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dafi
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