Dafni Surname

549,848th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 581 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Dafni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece4281:25,8873,893
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Israel461:186,03618,427
Indonesia211:6,297,581275,398
India101:76,706,538639,611
Germany81:10,063,182283,807
England31:18,572,686338,250
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Iran11:76,782,524277,718
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Croatia11:4,228,60499,289

Dafni (7,164) may also be a first name.

Dafni Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dafni (Hindi: डाफनी, Marathi: दफनी, Russian: Дафни) is found in Greece more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafni? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 549,848th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 12,543,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 76 percent of Dafni reside; 74 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 74 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 76,469th most frequently held first name globally, held by 7,164 people.

Dafni is most numerous in Greece, where it is carried by 428 people, or 1 in 25,887. In Greece Dafni is mostly concentrated in: Attica, where 41 percent are found, Ionian Islands, where 22 percent are found and Central Greece, where 21 percent are found. Besides Greece this last name is found in 17 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 9 percent are found and Israel, where 8 percent are found.

Dafni Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dafni last name are 34.27% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 87.5% being registered with the party.

Dafni earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 43.69% more than the national average, earning $62,000 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dafnis91987/
Dafnai9110/
Dahfni911/
Daffni911/
Dahafni8337/
Dafhnis838/
Dafinni832/
Dafna80189/
Dafne8053/
Defni8028/
Dafny8027/
Dofni802/
Dafner73174/
Dafney73130/
Dafnäs7325/
Daphni737/
Dafneh735/
Defnie732/
Daifne731/
Dafnay731/
Dofnis731/
Dafnet731/
Daffner671,390/
Daphnis671,312/
Daffnee6744/
Daffney6716/
Daphnie676/
Daffnay672/
Dafynne671/
Dafinna671/
Dafenne671/
D'Afnay671/
Dafhner671/
Dafenny670/
Daphnit670/

Dafni Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dafni in the Hindi language
डाफनीdaphani-
Dafni in the Marathi language
दफनीdaphani-
Dafni in the Russian language
Дафниdafni-

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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
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  • 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 Dafni
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