Dafio Surname

2,944,094th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 44 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Dafio Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafio Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin191:543,97934,804
Nigeria151:11,809,517219,567
Papua New Guinea61:1,358,953118,663
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906

Dafio Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dafio is carried by more people in Benin than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafio? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,944,094th most commonly used surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 165,626,044 people. Dafio is mostly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Dafio are found; 77 percent are found in West Africa and 77 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The surname is most numerous in Benin, where it is borne by 19 people, or 1 in 543,979. In Benin it is most frequent in: Littoral Department, where 68 percent live, Zou Department, where 21 percent live and Atlantique Department, where 11 percent live. Outside of Benin this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 34 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 14 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhafio9116/
Daffio912/
Daifio911/
Dafiod911/
Dafieo911/
Dafiho911/
Dafi893,237/
Dafia807,581/
Daffi805,409/
Daifi803,087/
Dahfi80702/
Dafid80565/
Dafis80326/
Dafit80299/
Dayfi80174/
Dhafi80123/
Defio80109/
Dafei8067/
Daufi8060/
Dofio8044/
Dafai8034/
Dafii8031/
Daafi8029/
Dafih8027/
Deafi8024/
Dafip8018/
Dafie809/
Daïfi802/
Dafiy802/
Dafoy802/
Dafyo801/
Dafgi801/
Dafeo801/
Dafui801/
Daufihho771/
Daffis73213/
Daaifi73178/
Daiffi7383/
Daffie7342/
Dauffi7327/
Dafich7318/
Dafish7313/
Daffai7312/
Dhaifi739/
Daffia738/
Doffio737/
Dafiah737/
Dausfi737/
Dhafai736/
Daffit735/
Dafidh734/
Daifis732/
Daafis732/
Daffoi731/
Dafieh731/
Dafiaa731/
Dafeop731/
Dayfih731/
Daifia731/
Daffih731/
Davfis731/
Dafija731/
Daffui731/
Dafaai731/
Daifei731/
Dafa676,430/
Dafe675,014/
Dofi67335/
Daufouy67107/
Dafé6779/
Deaffie6739/
Dafy6736/
Daifish672/
Daffitt671/
Dhahafi671/
Daafiss671/
Dahfish671/
Dafj671/
Dattfia671/
Deaffis671/

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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 Dafio
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