Dafus Surname
Approximately 23 people bear this surname
Dafus Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 16 | 1:11,071,422 | 210,388 |
| Canada | 4 | 1:9,211,398 | 321,528 |
| Czechia | 1 | 1:10,633,469 | 206,023 |
| France | 1 | 1:66,422,722 | 504,397 |
| Libya | 1 | 1:6,243,974 | 6,186 |
Dafus Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dafus Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dafus is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dafus? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 4,116,508th most widespread surname on earth, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 74 percent of Dafus live; 70 percent live in West Africa and 70 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The last name Dafus is most widespread in Nigeria, where it is borne by 16 people, or 1 in 11,071,422. In Nigeria Dafus is mostly concentrated in: Plateau, where 88 percent live, Lagos, where 6 percent live and Nasarawa, where 6 percent live. Barring Nigeria this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 17 percent live and Czechia, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dafous | 91 | 109 | / |
| Dafuus | 91 | 14 | / |
| Daffus | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dafu | 89 | 564 | / |
| Daafous | 83 | 9 | / |
| Daffous | 83 | 5 | / |
| Dafouss | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dafouse | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dahfous | 83 | 1 | / |
| Daifu | 80 | 563 | / |
| Daffu | 80 | 202 | / |
| Dafos | 80 | 134 | / |
| Dafou | 80 | 115 | / |
| Dafut | 80 | 53 | / |
| Defus | 80 | 38 | / |
| Dafup | 80 | 22 | / |
| Dafeu | 80 | 7 | / |
| Dapfu | 80 | 5 | / |
| Dafuh | 80 | 3 | / |
| Dhafu | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dafau | 80 | 2 | / |
| Deafu | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dafui | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dafud | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dofus | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dafousse | 77 | 3 | / |
| Daffos | 73 | 453 | / |
| Daffou | 73 | 182 | / |
| Defaus | 73 | 28 | / |
| Dafouz | 73 | 26 | / |
| Doofus | 73 | 14 | / |
| Dafaut | 73 | 13 | / |
| Dhaifu | 73 | 9 | / |
| Dayfuy | 73 | 4 | / |
| Daffós | 73 | 3 | / |
| Daifou | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daffau | 73 | 2 | / |
| Deifus | 73 | 2 | / |
| Daïfou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dofush | 73 | 1 | / |
| Da'afu | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daphus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daufou | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dafouh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dafauh | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dawfos | 73 | 1 | / |
| Defeus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daffui | 73 | 1 | / |
| Doffus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Deffus | 73 | 1 | / |
| Duifus | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dofu | 67 | 173 | / |
| Daufouy | 67 | 107 | / |
| Dafauce | 67 | 51 | / |
| Daffaut | 67 | 26 | / |
| Daffaud | 67 | 11 | / |
| Deifuhs | 67 | 10 | / |
| Deifuss | 67 | 8 | / |
| Daafouz | 67 | 5 | / |
| Daufaud | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dafault | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daffouh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deifous | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deafult | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daiphus | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deafouz | 67 | 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
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- 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 Dafus
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