Dafov Surname

1,076,574th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Dafov Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafov Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria2121:32,9192,551
United States81:45,307,367917,113
North Macedonia41:525,36820,918
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Dafov Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dafov is carried by more people in Bulgaria than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafov? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,076,574th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Dafov reside; 94 percent reside in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent reside in South Slavic Europe.

Dafov is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 212 people, or 1 in 32,919. In Bulgaria it is mostly concentrated in: Plovdiv Province, where 43 percent live, Pazardzhik Province, where 16 percent live and Sofia City Province, where 11 percent live. Without taking into account Bulgaria this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 3 percent live and North Macedonia, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dafova91230/
Dafev8020/
Dafouf73136/
Dafoff731/
Defaf6093/
Dafaf6011/
Deffaf55476/
Defouw55323/
Daffaf55106/
Defouf557/
Dafauw551/
Dafafe551/
Dafadf551/
Dafasdf502/
Doifofe501/
Dafafff501/
Daffafe501/
Deffouf501/
Deasfaw501/

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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
  • 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 Dafov
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