Dafta Surname

553,576th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 576 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Dafta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon5601:37,0884,973
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Afghanistan51:6,430,63727,710
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260

Dafta (29) may also be a first name.

Dafta Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dafta occurs most in Cameroon. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafta? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 553,576th most frequently used family name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 12,651,989 people. This last name is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Dafta reside; 79 percent reside in West Africa and 58 percent reside in Chadic Africa. It is also the 1,951,561st most frequent first name globally, borne by 29 people.

The last name Dafta is most widely held in Cameroon, where it is carried by 560 people, or 1 in 37,088. In Cameroon Dafta is most numerous in: Far North Region, where 62 percent are found, North Region, where 19 percent are found and Centre Region, where 17 percent are found. Without taking into account Cameroon Dafta is found in 6 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent are found and Afghanistan, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daftai911/
Dafftta831/
Defta80710/
Dafto8013/
Dafti8011/
Dofta806/
Dabta806/
Davta805/
Dafty803/
Dawta802/
Dafte802/
Dafter732,513/
Doufta7316/
Doftai738/
Daftis735/
Deifta734/
Dafteh733/
Dabtay731/
Dahbta731/
Deftha731/
Dhavta731/
Daffty730/
Dabthai674/
Daufter671/

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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 Dafta
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