Dafova Surname

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

Approximately 230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Bulgaria
Highest density in:
Bulgaria

Dafova Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dafova Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Bulgaria2091:33,3922,579
North Macedonia81:262,68415,306
France41:16,605,680368,153
England31:18,572,686338,250
Greece21:5,539,895129,142
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Dafova Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dafova is more frequently found in Bulgaria than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. For other possible spellings of Dafova click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafova? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,076,574th most widespread surname on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 31,684,982 people. Dafova occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dafova live; 95 percent live in Southeastern Europe and 94 percent live in South Slavic Europe.

The last name Dafova is most widely held in Bulgaria, where it is carried by 209 people, or 1 in 33,392. In Bulgaria it is most common in: Plovdiv Province, where 44 percent are found, Pazardzhik Province, where 17 percent are found and Blagoevgrad Province, where 13 percent are found. Aside from Bulgaria this surname is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in North Macedonia, where 3 percent are found and France, where 2 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dafov91230/
Davova833/
Dova801,998/
Dhova73126/
Dafaf7311/
Dgova731/
Daf675,352/
Dav673,959/
Dov67961/
Dafouf67136/
Daffaf67106/
Dafawa6737/
Davowa679/
Defava672/
Dawowa671/
Dafafe671/
Dovova671/
Dafoff671/
Dafauw671/
Dafadf671/
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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 Dafova
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