Dafian Surname

1,300,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 174 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Iran

Dafian Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dafian Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran1691:454,33427,907
Indonesia41:33,062,298643,618
Bangladesh11:159,356,77326,077

Dafian (27) may also be a first name.

Dafian Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dafian is more commonly found in Iran than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafian? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,300,225th most commonly used family name internationally It is held by approximately 1 in 41,882,448 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dafian live; 98 percent live in South Asia and 98 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Dafian is also the 2,036,353rd most widely held first name in the world. It is borne by 27 people.

The surname Dafian is most frequently used in Iran, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 454,334. In Iran Dafian is mostly concentrated in: Isfahan Province, where 88 percent reside, Tehran Province, where 9 percent reside and Ilam Province, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Iran Dafian is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 2 percent reside and Bangladesh, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhafian925/
Dayfhian861/
Dafeiyan861/
Defian8339/
Dofian8329/
Dafion836/
Dafiam831/
Dafiahaan805/
Daphian77109/
Dofiane771/
Dafyam6716/
Defion671/
Defjean621/
Dafehoun571/
Deephijan531/
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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 Dafian
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