Dafny Surname

3,798,600th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 27 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Israel

Dafny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafny Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Israel41:2,139,40895,907
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Bolivia11:10,616,43417,077
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
England11:55,718,059489,080
Moldova11:3,561,36878,271
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dafny (2,356) may also be a first name.

Dafny Last Name Facts

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

Dafny (Russian: Дафны) occurs most in The United States. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafny? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,798,600th most prevalent surname at a global level, borne by around 1 in 269,909,108 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 48 percent of Dafny are found; 41 percent are found in North America and 41 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Dafny is also the 153,159th most commonly held first name at a global level, held by 2,356 people.

The surname Dafny is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 11 people, or 1 in 32,950,812. In The United States Dafny is most common in: Texas, where 64 percent are found, Illinois, where 18 percent are found and Connecticut, where 9 percent are found. Not including The United States Dafny exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Israel, where 15 percent are found and Australia, where 7 percent are found.

Dafny Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dafny has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 550 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dafny Last Name Statistics demography

Dafny earn a lot more than the average income. In United States they earn 39.41% more than the national average, earning $60,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dafney91130/
Dafnay911/
Daffney8316/
Daffnay832/
D'Afnay831/
Dafenny830/
Dafni80581/
Dafna80189/
Dofny8059/
Dafne8053/
D'Affnay7776/
Dafnis73987/
Dafner73174/
Dafnäs7325/
Dafnai7310/
Dafneh735/
Daphny734/
Daifne731/
Dahfni731/
Daffni731/
Dafnet731/
Daffner671,390/
Daphney67114/
Daffnee6744/
Dahafni6737/
Doffney6719/
Dafhnis678/
Dafinni672/
Dafynne671/
Dafinna671/
Dafenne671/
Dafhner671/

Dafny Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dafny in the Russian language
Дафныdafny-

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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 Dafny
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