Dafters Surname

3,141,416th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 39 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Scotland

Dafters Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dafters Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England321:1,741,18971,393
Scotland71:764,83125,488
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England101:2,437,53768,340

Dafters Last Name Facts

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

Dafters is found in England more than any other country/territory. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafters? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dafters is the 3,141,416th most frequently used family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 186,860,152 people. The surname is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Dafters are found; 100 percent are found in Northern Europe and 100 percent are found in British Isles.

This surname is most commonly held in England, where it is carried by 32 people, or 1 in 1,741,189. In England it is mostly concentrated in: Devon, where 31 percent live, Norfolk, where 22 percent live and Greater London, where 22 percent live. Other than England this last name is found in one country. It is also common in Scotland, where 18 percent live.

Dafters Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dafters has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dafters last name expanded 320 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
D'Afters931/
Defteros8021/
Defteras8016/
Defteris801/
Deftereos75183/
Defterios7520/
Defteroes751/
Defteraios71445/
Tofters7113/
Deffterios716/
Defeterios712/
Dowters711/
Defterci6724/
Dufter-Weis676/
Davidteresa671/
Davators671/
Defterzi671/
Doftoras671/

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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 Dafters
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