Danfa Surname

54,611th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,318 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Senegal
Highest density in:
Senegal

Danfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Senegal9,1691:1,590160
Nigeria341:5,210,081134,475
Spain311:1,508,13046,256
Guinea-Bissau161:108,001107
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Brazil131:16,467,256295,032
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany61:13,417,576340,600
England31:18,572,686338,250
France31:22,140,907385,998
Guinea21:5,916,9082,656
Niger21:9,596,00886,358
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

The alternate forms: Danfá (1) are calculated separately.

Danfa (62) may also be a first name.

Danfa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Danfa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻧﻔﺎ) occurs in Senegal more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms: Danfá. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Danfa? popularity and diffusion

It is the 54,611th most frequent last name world-wide, held by around 1 in 782,093 people. The last name Danfa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 99 percent of Danfa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 98 percent reside in Senegambia Africa. Danfa is also the 1,246,114th most frequently occurring first name on earth, held by 62 people.

Danfa is most commonly held in Senegal, where it is borne by 9,169 people, or 1 in 1,590. In Senegal it is most numerous in: Sédhiou Region, where 46 percent reside, Ziguinchor Region, where 16 percent reside and Dakar Region, where 12 percent reside. Outside of Senegal Danfa is found in 28 countries. It also occurs in Nigeria, where 0 percent reside and Spain, where 0 percent reside.

Danfa Last Name Statistics demography

Danfa earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 5.16% more than the national average, earning $45,375 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Danfá931/
Danffa913/
Deanfa911/
Danfaha839/
Danfash831/
Dhanfaj831/
Danfe80278/
Danfi80105/
Danfo8037/
Donfa8018/
Danfy8016/
Damfa8016/
Danfeh73101/
Danpha7326/
Danfer7318/
Donfah7317/
Donfai7312/
Danfoh737/
Dounfa735/
Damfai734/
Danfeu732/
Danfie732/
Deinfa732/
Damfah731/
Damfay731/
Dhanfe731/
Deunfa731/
Danfei731/
Danfey730/
Danfee730/
Danfesh67373/
Danfoss6714/
Danphas671/
Danfoth671/
Deanfer670/
Danfeth670/

Danfa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Danfa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻧﻔﺎdanfa-

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Danfa
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