Dafou Surname

1,701,480th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 115 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Dafou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger811:236,9387,651
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Ivory Coast81:2,883,90443,419
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Greece31:3,693,263126,191
England21:27,859,030389,889
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471

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

Dafou is most common in Niger. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafou? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,701,480th most frequently used surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 63,369,964 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 92 percent of Dafou live; 90 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most frequent given name world-wide It is held by 44 people.

The last name is most commonly held in Niger, where it is held by 81 people, or 1 in 236,938. In Niger Dafou is most prevalent in: Maradi Region, where 63 percent live, Tahoua Region, where 36 percent live and Zinder Region, where 1 percent live. Other than Niger Dafou exists in 10 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 10 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 7 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daffou91182/
Dafous91109/
Dafouz9126/
Daifou912/
Daïfou911/
Daufou911/
Dafouh911/
Dafu89564/
Dafo89134/
Daufouy83107/
Daafous839/
Daffous835/
Daafouz835/
Dafouss832/
Daffouh831/
Dahfous831/
Deafouz831/
Dafoe802,596/
Daifu80563/
Daffu80202/
Dafos80134/
Dafut8053/
Dofou8041/
Deafo8034/
Daffo8026/
Dafus8023/
Dafup8022/
Daifo808/
Dafeu807/
Dapfu805/
Dafot804/
Daafo803/
Dafuh803/
Dafau802/
Dafoy802/
Dafoo802/
Dhafu802/
Dafue801/
Deafu801/
Dafoh801/
Dafud801/
Dafui801/
Doffou734,646/
Daffue73565/
Daffos73453/
Daffot73101/
Doufou7361/
Dafoya7314/
Dafaut7313/
Dofoue7313/
Dhaifu739/
Dayfuy734/
Dafiyo733/
Daifod732/
Daffau732/
Deaffo732/
Dgaffo731/
Doifou731/
Daffui731/
Daffus731/
Dawfos731/
Dotfou731/
Dafauh731/
Daafoh731/
Dafeau731/
Daffoi731/
Dajfoh731/
Da'afu731/
Dafa676,430/
Dofo67652/
Dofu67173/
Daffaut6726/
Doffoux6721/
Dofoult6719/
Douffou6717/
Doffoue6712/
Daffaud6711/
Dofffou673/
Dauphou673/
Dayfoot673/
Daufaud672/
Dafault672/
Dahfoya671/
Deifous671/
Deafult671/
Doudfou671/

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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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