Dafina Surname

1,014,722nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 250 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Dafina Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafina Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania1711:117,41413,028
Indonesia271:4,898,118234,077
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Albania81:364,25716,885
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Uganda21:19,519,640189,114
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Kenya21:23,089,95083,168
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Serbia11:7,144,94838,459
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Australia11:26,995,701270,794

The alternate forms: Dafinà (1) are calculated separately.

Dafina (9,225) may also be a first name.

Dafina Last Name Facts

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

Dafina (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻓﻴﻨﺎ, Hindi: दफीना, Russian: Дафина) is found most frequently in Romania. It may also occur in the variant forms: Dafinà. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafina? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,014,722nd most prevalent last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 29,150,184 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 78 percent of Dafina are found; 73 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 68 percent are found in Romanian Europe. Dafina is also the 64,650th most commonly held first name on earth, borne by 9,225 people.

The surname Dafina is most widespread in Romania, where it is carried by 171 people, or 1 in 117,414. In Romania Dafina is mostly concentrated in: Prahova County, where 30 percent are found, Dolj County, where 27 percent are found and Argeș County, where 25 percent are found. Not including Romania it occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent are found and Russia, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dafinà941/
Daffina92151/
Daifina925/
Dafinah922/
Dafinga922/
Dafiena921/
Daufina921/
Dafin91120/
Dafinova86152/
Dhaifina8688/
Defina832,080/
Daffin831,663/
Daufin8359/
Dofina8311/
Dafing839/
Dafion836/
Daifin832/
Dayfin831/
Dafino831/
Dhafin831/
Dawfin831/
Dafn808/
Deffina7744/
Daffino7722/
Daffinà7720/
Dauffin778/
Dafieno777/
Dafinei776/
Deifina772/
Dopfina772/
Doffina772/
Dofinas771/
Defiena771/
Dasfino771/
Doufina771/
Deufina771/
Daphina770/
Daffing770/
Dafne7353/
Dofin7330/
Dafen7311/
Dafim731/
Dauphina7143/
Daehfino711/
Daffinne711/
Depfhina711/
Daphinas711/
Dofinais710/
Daffiney710/
Doffin67375/
Daufen6753/
Dafeng6748/
Dofing6739/
Daffen6733/
Daphin6729/
Dauphinas677/
Dafoen672/
Dahvin671/
Dauphinay671/
Daifne671/
Deifin671/
Daphinais671/
Daifen671/

Dafina Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dafina in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻓﻴﻨﺎdfyna-
Dafina in the Hindi language
दफीनाdaphina-
Dafina in the Russian language
Дафинаdafina-

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Footnotes

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