Dafong Surname

1,918,812th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 94 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dafong Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafong Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria931:1,904,76167,919
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628

Dafong (37) may also be a first name.

Dafong Last Name Facts

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

Dafong occurs most in Nigeria. It can occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafong? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,918,812th most frequently used last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 77,527,084 people. Dafong is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dafong are found; 99 percent are found in West Africa and 99 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dafong is also the 1,688,769th most commonly used given name globally It is held by 37 people.

This surname is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 93 people, or 1 in 1,904,761. In Nigeria Dafong is most common in: Plateau, where 97 percent are found, Kano, where 1 percent are found and Lagos, where 1 percent are found. Other than Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in Brazil, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daffong9228/
Dafon91108/
Daffon831,282/
Dofong83481/
Dafang83289/
Dafond8381/
Deafon8337/
Dafoun8333/
Dafung8321/
Daifon8312/
Dafoon8311/
Dawfon836/
Defong833/
Dafont832/
Daufon831/
Dafone830/
Defoing7780/
Daffond7719/
Dafoune7718/
Daifang778/
Daffoun775/
Daffang772/
Daphong771/
Daffoon771/
Dafffon771/
Daffont771/
Doufong771/
Datfung771/
Dafom73456/
Dafan73171/
Dofon73118/
Dadphong7113/
Dachfung712/
Deaffond712/
Daphoung711/
Daffoune711/
Dafonova711/
Daphuong711/
Daifoune711/
Defang67728/
Doffon67508/
Dafane67147/
Daffan67115/
Dafaan6790/
Dofoun6750/
Daifan6727/
Daffom6714/
Dahfan6713/
Daphon6713/
Dohfon6712/
Dayfan677/
Dofone672/
Dachphong672/
Dofang672/
Dawfom671/
Dodfon671/
Dowfon671/
Dafhan671/
Dhafan671/
Dafgan671/

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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 Dafong
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis