Dafous Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United Arab Emirates
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Dafous Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from Algeria and means 'hand' (da-fous) in Kabylian.

Dafous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United Arab Emirates611:150,20111,615
Iraq311:1,129,73113,630
Algeria81:4,828,94449,535
Libya41:1,560,9943,087
Tunisia41:152,65617,743
Syria11:19,301,02222,457

Dafous Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from Algeria and means 'hand' (da-fous) in Kabylian.

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Dafous Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dafous is found most in The United Arab Emirates. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dafous click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafous? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,755,741st most frequently held family name on a global scale It is held by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Dafous live; 85 percent live in West Asia and 56 percent live in Arabian Peninsula.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United Arab Emirates, where it is carried by 61 people, or 1 in 150,201. In The United Arab Emirates Dafous is most frequent in: Abu Dhabi, where 48 percent are found, Dubai, where 48 percent are found and Sharjah, where 2 percent are found. Beside The United Arab Emirates this surname occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in Iraq, where 28 percent are found and Algeria, where 7 percent are found.

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