Dafir Surname

100,802nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,684 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Morocco
Highest density in:
Morocco

Dafir Surname User-submission:

The surname Dafir means 'beautiful hair' in Arabic.

Dafir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Morocco3,9191:8,7971,170
Indonesia4791:276,09424,893
Nigeria1131:1,567,63558,980
France591:1,125,809120,603
Spain381:1,230,31741,658
Singapore171:323,98313,856
Malaysia91:3,277,136121,952
Syria91:2,144,5589,551
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
India31:255,688,4611,306,352
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Lebanon21:2,818,54225,087
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Jordan11:8,842,43726,010
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Iraq11:35,021,65431,813
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Guinea11:11,833,8173,268
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Finland11:5,496,70284,025

Dafir (1,166) may also be a first name.

Dafir Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Dafir means 'beautiful hair' in Arabic.

- dafir

Dafir Last Name Facts

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

Dafir (Hindi: डाफिर, Marathi: दािफर, Oriya: ଦଫିର, Russian: Дафир) has its highest incidence in Morocco. It can be found as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Dafir.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 100,802nd most numerous surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,555,838 people. Dafir is predominantly found in Africa, where 86 percent of Dafir live; 84 percent live in North Africa and 84 percent live in Mahgreb. It is also the 232,644th most numerous first name on earth. It is borne by 1,166 people.

It is most prevalent in Morocco, where it is held by 3,919 people, or 1 in 8,797. Beside Morocco it is found in 26 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 10 percent are found and Nigeria, where 2 percent are found.

Dafir Last Name Statistics demography

Dafir earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 24.28% more than the national average, earning $53,625 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhafir91323/
Daffir91138/
Daufir918/
Daifir915/
Dahfir913/
Dafier912/
Daafir912/
Deafir911/
Dhaffir832/
Dafre801,607/
Dofir801,446/
Dafer801,243/
Defir80112/
Dafirova771/
Daifirth770/
Dhofir731,812/
Dhafer731,382/
Daffer73347/
Dafeur73162/
Daffre73150/
Dafert73134/
Dapfer7351/
Daufer7327/
Dofier7316/
Dafeer7315/
Doffir735/
Doufir735/
Daphir732/
Dafere732/
Daifer732/
Deffir732/
Defair732/
Dhafre732/
Defeir731/
Deafer731/
Defier731/
Dafajr731/
Dahfre731/
Daefer731/
Dgafer731/
Daafer731/
Doufair67171/
Dauffer67169/
Daffert6712/
Dayfert675/
Daifere674/
Douffir673/
Daffeur672/
Daphire671/
Dhafeer671/
Daufere671/
Deaffer671/
Dgaffer671/
Ddhafer671/

Dafir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dafir in the Hindi language
डाफिरdaphira-
Dafir in the Oriya language
ଦଫିରdaphira-
Dafir in the Marathi language
दािफरdaiphara-
Dafir in the Russian language
Дафирdafir-

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