Dafo Surname

1,544,715th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 134 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Iran
Highest density in:
Guinea

Dafo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Iran421:1,828,15567,506
DR Congo411:1,801,94195,514
Guinea91:1,314,8691,461
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Ethiopia41:24,386,56619,165
Philippines41:25,309,556279,062
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Pakistan11:178,643,885213,220
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dafo (452) may also be a first name.

Dafo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dafo (Arabic: دفو, Hindi: दफो, Russian: Дафо) is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafo? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dafo is the 1,544,715th most frequently held family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Dafo reside; 32 percent reside in South Asia and 32 percent reside in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 402,268th most widely held given name in the world. It is borne by 452 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is carried by 42 people, or 1 in 1,828,155. In Iran it is mostly concentrated in: Khuzestan Province, where 43 percent live, East Azerbaijan Province, where 38 percent live and Tehran Province, where 14 percent live. Beside Iran Dafo is found in 14 countries. It is also found in The DR Congo, where 31 percent live and Guinea, where 7 percent live.

Dafo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dafo has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dafo last name grew 600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dafo Last Name Statistics demography

Dafo earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 9.98% less than the national average, earning $38,844 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dafos89134/
Dafou89115/
Deafo8934/
Daffo8926/
Daifo898/
Dafot894/
Daafo893/
Dafoy892/
Dafoo892/
Dafoh891/
Daffos80453/
Daffou80182/
Dafous80109/
Daffot80101/
Dafouz8026/
Daifod802/
Deaffo802/
Daifou802/
Daafoh801/
Dawfos801/
Dafouh801/
Daufou801/
Daïfou801/
Daffoi801/
Dajfoh801/
Dgaffo801/
Dafa756,430/
Defo753,716/
Dofo75652/
Défo751/
Daafous739/
Daafouz735/
Daffous735/
Dayfoot733/
Dafouss732/
Dahfous731/
Daffouh731/
Deafouz731/
Daffa675,538/
Deffo674,832/
Defoy671,327/
Doffo67832/
Davoh67655/
Daufa67633/
Dafaa67405/
Dhafa67219/
Defoi67132/
Dafas67116/
Daifa67104/
Dafad6762/
Tdafa6755/
Dafah6750/
Dafat6743/
Dofou6741/
Dapho6737/
Dofoo6731/
Daefa6723/
Dofoz678/
Dahfa678/
Dafeu677/
Daafa677/
Hdafa675/
Dasfa673/
Defoo673/
Doifo672/
Deefo672/
Dafau672/
Deufo671/
Duifo671/
Dayfa671/
Dafaz671/
Daîfa671/
Ddefo671/
Defoh671/
Dehfo671/
Dadfa671/
Doufo671/
Dajfa671/
Deaufott670/

Dafo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dafo in the Hindi language
दफोdapho-
Dafo in the Russian language
Дафоdafo-
Dafo in the Arabic language
دفوdfw-

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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
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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 Dafo
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