Dafton Surname
Approximately 8 people bear this surname
Dafton Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 4 | 1:4,279,777 | 24,060 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Jamaica | 1 | 1:2,869,947 | 13,896 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
Dafton (306) may also be a first name.
Dafton Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dafton Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dafton occurs more in Malawi more than any other country or territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Dafton? popularity and diffusion
It is the 6,723,624th most commonly held last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. Dafton is mostly found in Africa, where 63 percent of Dafton live; 50 percent live in Southern Africa and 50 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 503,193rd most commonly occurring first name at a global level It is held by 306 people.
This last name is most numerous in Malawi, where it is carried by 4 people, or 1 in 4,279,777. Beside Malawi this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 25 percent live and Jamaica, where 13 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daftone | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dawton | 83 | 90 | / |
| Daftan | 83 | 69 | / |
| Dofton | 83 | 32 | / |
| Defton | 83 | 2 | / |
| Davton | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dabton | 83 | 0 | / |
| Dawtong | 77 | 1 | / |
| Daftang | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dawtton | 77 | 0 | / |
| Dawthong | 71 | 6 | / |
| Dabthonh | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dowton | 67 | 705 | / |
| Davtan | 67 | 19 | / |
| Dabtan | 67 | 16 | / |
| Deftan | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dewton | 67 | 4 | / |
| Daftam | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dowtong | 62 | 3 | / |
| Dawtung | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dafftam | 62 | 1 | / |
| Deywton | 62 | 1 | / |
| Davthan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dawthan | 62 | 0 | / |
| Dowthong | 57 | 15 | / |
| Dowtun | 50 | 3 | / |
| Dovtan | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Dafton
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