Danfaga Surname

104,449th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,493 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Mali
Highest density in:
Mali

Danfaga Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danfaga Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Mali4,2591:3,984288
Guinea1861:63,623740
Senegal261:560,7442,305
Mauritania81:511,85818,608
Ivory Coast61:3,845,20548,272
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Danfaga Last Name Facts

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

The surname Danfaga (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﺍﻧﻔﺎﻛﺎ) is borne by more people in Mali than any other country/territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Danfaga? popularity and diffusion

It is the 104,449th most frequently held family name in the world, borne by around 1 in 1,621,978 people. Danfaga occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Danfaga reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Mande Africa.

This last name is most commonly held in Mali, where it is carried by 4,259 people, or 1 in 3,984. Beside Mali this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also found in Guinea, where 4 percent are found and Senegal, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Danfaga Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Danfaga in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﺍﻧﻔﺎﻛﺎdanfaka66.67
ﺩﻧﻔﺎﻕdnfaq33.33

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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 Danfaga
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