Dafon Surname

1,765,740th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 108 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Dafon Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafon Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines861:1,177,18993,405
Indonesia121:11,020,766390,383
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Dafon (39) may also be a first name.

Dafon Last Name Facts

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

Dafon (Hindi: दफोन, Russian: Дафон) is found in The Philippines more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Dafon click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafon? popularity and diffusion

Dafon is the 1,765,740th most frequently held last name on earth It is held by around 1 in 67,477,277 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 92 percent of Dafon are found; 91 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 80 percent are found in Fil-Southeast Asia. It is also the 1,637,361st most numerous given name on earth, held by 39 people.

The last name is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is held by 86 people, or 1 in 1,177,189. In The Philippines it is most common in: Soccsksargen, where 57 percent live, Northern Mindanao, where 8 percent live and Zamboanga Peninsula, where 8 percent live. Barring The Philippines it exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Russia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daffon911,282/
Dafong9194/
Dafond9181/
Deafon9137/
Dafoun9133/
Daifon9112/
Dafoon9111/
Dawfon916/
Dafont912/
Dafoen912/
Daufon911/
Dafone910/
Daffong8328/
Daffond8319/
Dafoune8318/
Daffoun835/
Daffont831/
Dafffon831/
Daffoon831/
Dafun80475/
Dafom80456/
Dafan80171/
Dofon80118/
Defon8024/
Deaffond772/
Daffoune771/
Dafonova771/
Daifoune771/
Doffon73508/
Dofong73481/
Defoin73441/
Dafang73289/
Deffon73184/
Dafane73147/
Daffan73115/
Dafaan7390/
Dofoun7350/
Dayfun7342/
Daifan7327/
Dafung7321/
Daffom7314/
Dahfan7313/
Daphon7313/
Dohfon7312/
Dayfan737/
Defoun734/
Dofone732/
Dafhan731/
Dowfon731/
Dhafan731/
Daffun731/
Daifun731/
Dawfom731/
Dafgan731/
Dodfon731/
Defoon730/
Daiphon6793/
Deffoin6776/
Dayfane6745/
Doffont6727/
Dafasen6715/
Dayfahn6712/
Daafane679/
Daifang678/
Douffon678/
Dafaane673/
Doffoun673/
Doufoun672/
Daffang672/
Dhafane672/
Dafatin672/
Datphon671/
Doifond671/
Doifone671/
Daffane671/
Dayphon671/
Datfung671/
Dahafan671/
Dafahan671/
Doufong671/
Daifane671/
Daphone671/
Daphong671/

Dafon Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dafon in the Hindi language
दफोनdaphona-
Dafon in the Russian language
Дафонdafon-

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dafon
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