Dafur Surname
Approximately 273 people bear this surname
Dafur Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 270 | 1:656,084 | 30,692 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 5 | 1:10,043,737 | 422,899 |
Dafur Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dafur Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dafur is most common in Nigeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.
How Common Is The Last Name Dafur? popularity and diffusion
It is the 956,400th most frequently held surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 26,694,307 people. The last name Dafur is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Dafur reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
It is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 270 people, or 1 in 656,084. In Nigeria it is most common in: Plateau, where 74 percent are found, Bauchi, where 7 percent are found and Federal Capital Territory, where 4 percent are found. Apart from Nigeria this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in India, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.
Dafur Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Dafur has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dafur surname contracted 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dafeur | 91 | 162 | / |
| Dafure | 91 | 92 | / |
| Dafour | 91 | 78 | / |
| Daifur | 91 | 13 | / |
| Dafaure | 83 | 24 | / |
| Daufour | 83 | 15 | / |
| Daffour | 83 | 10 | / |
| Daffeur | 83 | 2 | / |
| Daifour | 83 | 2 | / |
| Defur | 80 | 237 | / |
| Dafor | 80 | 15 | / |
| Dofur | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daffourd | 77 | 7 | / |
| Daffourt | 77 | 4 | / |
| Daffaure | 77 | 2 | / |
| Dofour | 73 | 302 | / |
| Dawfor | 73 | 283 | / |
| Deffur | 73 | 46 | / |
| Defaur | 73 | 41 | / |
| Defuhr | 73 | 24 | / |
| Doufur | 73 | 10 | / |
| Defurr | 73 | 7 | / |
| Daphur | 73 | 5 | / |
| Dafoor | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dayfor | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dehfur | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhafor | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daffor | 73 | 0 | / |
| Daforr | 73 | 0 | / |
| Doffour | 67 | 842 | / |
| Doufour | 67 | 26 | / |
| Dofourt | 67 | 11 | / |
| Deffeur | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deffour | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doffurt | 67 | 1 | / |
| De'four | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deufaur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deaphur | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daphure | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doufourt | 62 | 7 | / |
| Doffourt | 62 | 7 | / |
| Dhaphaur | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dofor | 60 | 4 | / |
| Doffourtt | 57 | 18 | / |
| Doufor | 55 | 2 | / |
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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 Dafur
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