Dafous Surname
Approximately 109 people bear this surname
Dafous Surname User-submission:
This surname originates from Algeria and means 'hand' (da-fous) in Kabylian.
Dafous Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Arab Emirates | 61 | 1:150,201 | 11,615 |
| Iraq | 31 | 1:1,129,731 | 13,630 |
| Algeria | 8 | 1:4,828,944 | 49,535 |
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Tunisia | 4 | 1:152,656 | 17,743 |
| Syria | 1 | 1:19,301,022 | 22,457 |
Dafous Surname Meaning
User-submitted Reference
This surname originates from Algeria and means 'hand' (da-fous) in Kabylian.
- lumiiioDafous Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dafous Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dafous occurs most in The United Arab Emirates. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dafous? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,755,741st most frequently occurring surname internationally, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 85 percent of Dafous reside; 85 percent reside in West Asia and 56 percent reside in Arabian Peninsula.
This last name is most commonly used in The United Arab Emirates, where it is held by 61 people, or 1 in 150,201. In The United Arab Emirates Dafous is most common in: Abu Dhabi, where 48 percent are found, Dubai, where 48 percent are found and Sharjah, where 2 percent are found. Not including The United Arab Emirates it exists in 5 countries. It also occurs in Iraq, where 28 percent are found and Algeria, where 7 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Search for Another Surname
The name statistics are still in development, sign up for information on more maps and data
Footnotes
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
- Descriptions may contain details on the name's etymology, origin, ethnicity and history. They are largely reproduced from 3rd party sources; diligence is advised on accepting their validity - more information
- 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 Dafous
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis