Danfe Surname

942,947th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 278 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Somaliland
Highest density in:
Somaliland

Danfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Danfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Somaliland2521:13,890743
Nigeria221:8,051,944174,166
Nepal11:28,480,95622,413
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Danfe (10) may also be a first name.

Danfe Last Name Facts

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

Danfe (Arabic: دنفه) is found in Somaliland more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Danfe? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 942,947th most commonly used surname on earth It is held by approximately 1 in 26,214,194 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Danfe live; 91 percent live in East Africa and 91 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Danfe is also the 3,684,242nd most frequently occurring forename on earth, held by 10 people.

The surname is most numerous in Somaliland, where it is carried by 252 people, or 1 in 13,890. Besides Somaliland it is found in 5 countries. It is also found in Nigeria, where 8 percent live and Nepal, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Danfeh91101/
Danfer9118/
Danfie912/
Danfeu912/
Dhanfe911/
Danfei911/
Danfey910/
Danfee910/
Danf8911/
Danfesh83373/
Deanfer830/
Danfeth830/
Danfa809,318/
Danfi80105/
Danfy8016/
Damfe802/
Danfá801/
Dainf801/
Donfe800/
Daineffe7712/
Damfeu7342/
Donfeu7321/
Dainef7317/
Donfee735/
Donfer735/
Danffa733/
Daynev732/
Donfet731/
Dainev731/
Deanfa731/
Danw6721/
Danv6716/
Danb6710/
Danfaha679/
Damf676/
Dangeev675/
Donfeth671/
Dhanfaj671/
Daineff671/
Dampfer671/
Danphey670/
Danehew670/
Donf670/

Danfe Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Danfe in the Arabic language
دنفهdnfh-

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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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  • 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 Danfe
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