Dafiah Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Dafiah Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malaysia | 5 | 1:5,898,845 | 196,803 |
| Indonesia | 2 | 1:66,124,597 | 756,638 |
Dafiah (123) may also be a first name.
Dafiah Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dafiah Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dafiah has its highest incidence in Malaysia. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of Dafiah click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dafiah? popularity and diffusion
The surname Dafiah is the 7,117,718th most widely held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname Dafiah occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dafiah are found; 100 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 100 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Dafiah is also the 840,349th most widespread first name worldwide, held by 123 people.
The surname is most prevalent in Malaysia, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 5,898,845. In Malaysia it is most numerous in: Kuala Lumpur, where 80 percent reside and Penang, where 20 percent reside. Beside Malaysia it is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 29 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dafia | 91 | 7,581 | / |
| Daffia | 83 | 8 | / |
| Dofiah | 83 | 8 | / |
| Defiah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Daviah | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dafiho | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dafiaa | 83 | 1 | / |
| Daifia | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dafija | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dafeeah | 77 | 10 | / |
| Dhofiah | 77 | 6 | / |
| Dattfia | 77 | 1 | / |
| Defia | 73 | 100 | / |
| Dafio | 73 | 44 | / |
| Dofia | 73 | 40 | / |
| Dafea | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dafaiyat | 71 | 6 | / |
| Daufihho | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deviah | 67 | 33 | / |
| Dhafio | 67 | 16 | / |
| Dahvia | 67 | 6 | / |
| Duofia | 67 | 4 | / |
| Deffia | 67 | 3 | / |
| Daffea | 67 | 3 | / |
| Daffio | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daifio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dafiod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dafieo | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doefia | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dosfia | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Dafiah
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis