Dafour Surname

2,136,387th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 78 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Iraq

Dafour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France341:1,953,609166,012
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
England11:55,718,059489,080
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Kuwait11:3,800,69427,187
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Syria11:19,301,02222,457
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Dafour Last Name Facts

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

Dafour is most common in France. It may appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafour? popularity and diffusion

Dafour is the 2,136,387th most common surname at a global level, held by around 1 in 93,430,076 people. The surname Dafour occurs mostly in Europe, where 50 percent of Dafour live; 47 percent live in Western Europe and 45 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 34 people, or 1 in 1,953,609. In France Dafour is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 74 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 21 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 3 percent reside. Other than France it is found in 12 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 40 percent reside and Germany, where 3 percent reside.

Dafour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dafour has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Dafour surname contracted 87 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daufour9215/
Daffour9210/
Daifour922/
Dafur91273/
Dafor9115/
Daffourd867/
Daffourt864/
Dofour83302/
Dawfor83283/
Dafeur83162/
Dafure8392/
Daifur8313/
Daford8310/
Dafore835/
Dafoor833/
Dayfor833/
Dhafor831/
Daforr830/
Daffor830/
Doffour77842/
Dafford7763/
Dadford7741/
Doufour7726/
Dafaure7724/
Daffort7722/
Dofourt7711/
Daffeur772/
Daiford772/
Dgafoor771/
Dayfort771/
Daforth770/
Dayford770/
Dauford770/
Dafar73876/
Dofor734/
Dofur731/
Dashford7110/
Doufourt717/
Doffourt717/
Daffaure712/
Deaufort711/
Deadford711/
Deauford711/
Dathford711/
Daysford711/
Dauforth710/
Daifford710/
Dahforth710/
Dadfar672,958/
Doufar67316/
Daffar67234/
Dhafar67220/
Dafare67192/
Dayfar6731/
Doffourtt6718/
Dafeer6715/
Doufur6710/
Dofort679/
Daafar675/
Daphur675/
Dajfar672/
Doford672/
Doufor672/
Dafier672/
Dafarr671/
Dafaar671/
Deufor671/
Dasfar671/
Dafajr671/
Daifar671/
Dofuer670/

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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 Dafour
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