Dafnis Surname

365,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 987 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Greece
Highest density in:
Greece

Dafnis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafnis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Greece7911:14,0071,903
United States1431:2,534,678154,329
England191:2,932,529101,561
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151

Dafnis (300) may also be a first name.

Dafnis Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dafnis occurs in Greece more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafnis? popularity and diffusion

Dafnis is the 365,442nd most widely held surname in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 7,383,532 people. The surname Dafnis is mostly found in Europe, where 83 percent of Dafnis reside; 80 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 80 percent reside in Helleno-Europe. It is also the 508,767th most prevalent first name world-wide, borne by 300 people.

The surname is most prevalent in Greece, where it is borne by 791 people, or 1 in 14,007. In Greece it is most common in: Attica, where 30 percent are found, Central Greece, where 28 percent are found and Ionian Islands, where 20 percent are found. Beside Greece this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 14 percent are found and England, where 2 percent are found.

Dafnis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dafnis has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Dafnis surname increased 475 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dafnis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dafnis last name are 20.88% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 67.65% being registered with the party.

Dafnis earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.37% more than the national average, earning $54,096 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dafhnis928/
Dafnios921/
Dafni91581/
Dafnäs8325/
Dafnai8310/
Dahfni831/
Daffni831/
Dofnis831/
Daphnis771,312/
Dahafni7737/
Dafinni772/
Dafna73189/
Dafne7353/
Dafny7327/
Dofni732/
Definnis7145/
Daphnise711/
Dafner67174/
Dafney67130/
Döfnäs6719/
Daphni677/
Dafneh675/
Dafnay671/
Daifne671/
Dafnet671/

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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 Dafnis
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