Dafum Surname

3,228,735th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 37 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Dafum Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Dafum Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria361:4,920,632129,434
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dafum Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dafum is most common in Nigeria. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dafum? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,228,735th most frequently held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 196,960,700 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 97 percent of Dafum live; 97 percent live in West Africa and 97 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

This surname is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 36 people, or 1 in 4,920,632. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 97 percent live and Lagos, where 3 percent live. Not including Nigeria this surname exists in one country. It is also common in The United States, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Daifum9114/
Dafun80475/
Dafom80456/
Dayfun7342/
Dafoun7333/
Dafung7321/
Daffom7314/
Dofoum734/
Dawfom731/
Daffun731/
Defoum731/
Dafoem731/
Daifun731/
Dafoune6718/
Daffoun675/
Datfung671/
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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 Dafum
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