Dafou Surname
Approximately 115 people bear this surname
Dafou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Niger | 81 | 1:236,938 | 7,651 |
| Nigeria | 12 | 1:14,761,896 | 248,185 |
| Ivory Coast | 8 | 1:2,883,904 | 43,419 |
| Benin | 4 | 1:2,583,900 | 73,293 |
| Greece | 3 | 1:3,693,263 | 126,191 |
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Australia | 1 | 1:26,995,701 | 270,794 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Cyprus | 1 | 1:884,876 | 13,055 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
Dafou (44) may also be a first name.
Dafou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dafou Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dafou is held by more people in Niger than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dafou? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,701,480th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 63,369,964 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Dafou are found; 90 percent are found in West Africa and 70 percent are found in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most numerous first name at a global level, borne by 44 people.
This surname is most prevalent in Niger, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 236,938. In Niger Dafou is most common in: Maradi Region, where 63 percent are found, Tahoua Region, where 36 percent are found and Zinder Region, where 1 percent are found. Aside from Niger it is found in 10 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 10 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daffou | 91 | 182 | / |
| Dafous | 91 | 109 | / |
| Dafouz | 91 | 26 | / |
| Daifou | 91 | 2 | / |
| Daïfou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Daufou | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dafouh | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dafu | 89 | 564 | / |
| Dafo | 89 | 134 | / |
| Daufouy | 83 | 107 | / |
| Daafous | 83 | 9 | / |
| Daffous | 83 | 5 | / |
| Daafouz | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dafouss | 83 | 2 | / |
| Daffouh | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dahfous | 83 | 1 | / |
| Deafouz | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dafoe | 80 | 2,596 | / |
| Daifu | 80 | 563 | / |
| Daffu | 80 | 202 | / |
| Dafos | 80 | 134 | / |
| Dafut | 80 | 53 | / |
| Dofou | 80 | 41 | / |
| Deafo | 80 | 34 | / |
| Daffo | 80 | 26 | / |
| Dafus | 80 | 23 | / |
| Dafup | 80 | 22 | / |
| Daifo | 80 | 8 | / |
| Dafeu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Dapfu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dafot | 80 | 4 | / |
| Daafo | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dafuh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dafau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dafoy | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dafoo | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dhafu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dafue | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dafoh | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dafud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dafui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Doffou | 73 | 4,646 | / |
| Daffue | 73 | 565 | / |
| Daffos | 73 | 453 | / |
| Daffot | 73 | 101 | / |
| Doufou | 73 | 61 | / |
| Dafoya | 73 | 14 | / |
| Dafaut | 73 | 13 | / |
| Dofoue | 73 | 13 | / |
| Dhaifu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Dayfuy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dafiyo | 73 | 3 | / |
| Daifod | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daffau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Deaffo | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dgaffo | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doifou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daffui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daffus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dawfos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dotfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dafauh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daafoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dafeau | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daffoi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dajfoh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Da'afu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dafa | 67 | 6,430 | / |
| Dofo | 67 | 652 | / |
| Dofu | 67 | 173 | / |
| Daffaut | 67 | 26 | / |
| Doffoux | 67 | 21 | / |
| Dofoult | 67 | 19 | / |
| Douffou | 67 | 17 | / |
| Doffoue | 67 | 12 | / |
| Daffaud | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dofffou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dauphou | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dayfoot | 67 | 3 | / |
| Daufaud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dafault | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dahfoya | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deifous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deafult | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doudfou | 67 | 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
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- 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 Dafou
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