Dafwan Surname
Approximately 80 people bear this surname
Dafwan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 79 | 1:2,242,313 | 76,227 |
| Indonesia | 1 | 1:132,249,194 | 811,426 |
Dafwan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dafwan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dafwan is found in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Dafwan click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dafwan? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 2,106,139th most commonly used last name globally It is held by around 1 in 91,094,324 people. The surname Dafwan occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Dafwan live; 99 percent live in West Africa and 99 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa.
The surname Dafwan is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is borne by 79 people, or 1 in 2,242,313. In Nigeria Dafwan is most frequent in: Plateau, where 96 percent live, Kaduna, where 1 percent live and Yobe, where 1 percent live. Beside Nigeria it is found in one country. It is also common in Indonesia, where 1 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daffwan | 92 | 1 | / |
| Dasfwang | 86 | 1 | / |
| Defwan | 83 | 139 | / |
| Davwan | 83 | 14 | / |
| Dafuan | 83 | 1 | / |
| Davwang | 77 | 37 | / |
| Dayfuan | 77 | 17 | / |
| Dasvwan | 77 | 14 | / |
| Dabwain | 77 | 2 | / |
| Daphwan | 77 | 1 | / |
| Davwaun | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dawvand | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dabban | 67 | 735 | / |
| Dabuan | 67 | 694 | / |
| Davwam | 67 | 58 | / |
| Dawbon | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dafwom | 67 | 5 | / |
| Davuan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dowban | 67 | 1 | / |
| Davvan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhabban | 62 | 558 | / |
| Dasvwam | 62 | 21 | / |
| Dabbain | 62 | 9 | / |
| Dabweyn | 62 | 1 | / |
| Davuhan | 62 | 1 | / |
| Daivban | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dovban | 50 | 385 | / |
| Dabbon | 50 | 7 | / |
| Dobban | 50 | 1 | / |
| Davvam | 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 Dafwan
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