Dafil Surname

2,635,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 54 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dafil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria491:3,615,158105,602
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Dafil (58) may also be a first name.

Dafil Last Name Facts

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

Dafil is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Dafil.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafil? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 2,635,433rd most frequently used last name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 134,954,554 people. The last name Dafil occurs mostly in Africa, where 93 percent of Dafil live; 91 percent live in West Africa and 91 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,295,729th most frequently held first name globally. It is borne by 58 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 49 people, or 1 in 3,615,158. In Nigeria Dafil is most common in: Plateau, where 100 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 2 percent reside and India, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dafiel9125/
Dhafil911/
Dafgil911/
Dafl8980/
Daffill830/
Dafel80571/
Dofil8011/
Defil808/
Tdafl801/
Dafilova773/
Defiel7388/
Daufel7324/
Dayfel7313/
Dafeld739/
Daffel735/
Daifel734/
Dafell732/
Dofill731/
Daufeld6740/
Daufelt6723/
Dasfeld672/
Daffell671/
Defl671/
Doffill670/

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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 Dafil
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