Dafrani Surname

2,007,164th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 87 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Dafrani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafrani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan551:3,248,07125,480
India321:23,970,793327,222

Dafrani (27) may also be a first name.

Dafrani Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dafrani (Marathi: दाफरानी) occurs most in Pakistan. It may occur as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafrani? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,007,164th most numerous family name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 83,764,896 people. The surname occurs mostly in Asia, where 100 percent of Dafrani are found; 100 percent are found in South Asia and 63 percent are found in Islamic South Asia. Dafrani is also the 2,036,353rd most widespread forename in the world, borne by 27 people.

The last name Dafrani is most commonly used in Pakistan, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 3,248,071. In Pakistan it is most numerous in: Sindh, where 100 percent live. Other than Pakistan it occurs in one country. It also occurs in India, where 37 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daffrani931/
Dhafrani931/
Dafranie930/
Dafroni867/
Dafrane861/
Daphrani8017/
Daufrane801/
Daphhrani757/
Dofrane714/
Deufrane671/
Dauphrane635/
Dauphragne594/

Dafrani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dafrani in the Marathi language
दाफरानीdapharani96
दफरानीdapharani4

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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
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  • 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 Dafrani
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