Dafonseka Surname
Approximately 27 people bear this surname
Dafonseka Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Namibia | 26 | 1:92,669 | 8,353 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
Dafonseka Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dafonseka Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dafonseka is more frequently found in Namibia than any other country or territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dafonseka click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dafonseka? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dafonseka is the 3,798,600th most common last name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 269,909,108 people. The surname is mostly found in Africa, where 96 percent of Dafonseka live; 96 percent live in Southern Africa and 96 percent live in South Bantu Africa.
The last name is most widespread in Namibia, where it is carried by 26 people, or 1 in 92,669. In Namibia Dafonseka is most prevalent in: Kavango East Region, where 100 percent live. Excluding Namibia this last name occurs in one country. It also occurs in France, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dafonseca | 89 | 643 | / |
| Defonseka | 89 | 66 | / |
| Daffonseca | 84 | 16 | / |
| Deafonseca | 84 | 11 | / |
| D'Afonseca | 84 | 7 | / |
| Da'fonseca | 84 | 3 | / |
| Dasfonseca | 84 | 2 | / |
| D'Affonseca | 80 | 6 | / |
| Deaffonseca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dasfonsecca | 80 | 1 | / |
| Defonseca | 78 | 54 | / |
| Dafonceca | 78 | 2 | / |
| Dafonséca | 78 | 1 | / |
| Dafonzeca | 78 | 1 | / |
| D'affonsêca | 70 | 3 | / |
| Defanseco | 56 | 1 | / |
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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 Dafonseka
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