Dafr Surname
Approximately 134 people bear this surname
Dafr Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Egypt | 122 | 1:753,572 | 38,342 |
| India | 7 | 1:109,580,769 | 786,157 |
| Morocco | 4 | 1:8,619,025 | 73,251 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
Dafr Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dafr Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dafr (Arabic: ضيفر, Marathi: डफ़र) is found most in Egypt. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dafr? popularity and diffusion
Dafr is the 1,544,715th most common family name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 54,384,671 people. The last name Dafr is predominantly found in Africa, where 94 percent of Dafr reside; 94 percent reside in North Africa and 91 percent reside in Arabic North Africa.
The surname is most widespread in Egypt, where it is held by 122 people, or 1 in 753,572. Other than Egypt this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in India, where 5 percent are found and Morocco, where 3 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
Dafr Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dafr in the Marathi language | ||
| डफ़र | dafara | 85.71 |
| डाफ़र | dafara | 14.29 |
| Dafr in the Arabic language | ||
| ضيفر | dyfr | - |
| ضفر | dfr | - |
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
- 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 Dafr
- 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