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
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
| 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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- 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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