Daphin Surname

3,665,662nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 29 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Daphin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Daphin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
Thailand111:6,421,668407,040
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
England11:55,718,059489,080
France11:66,422,722504,397
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529

Daphin (396) may also be a first name.

Daphin Last Name Facts

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

Daphin (Marathi: डिफन, Oriya: ଦଫିନ) is found in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Daphin? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,665,662nd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 251,294,687 people. This surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 45 percent of Daphin are found; 41 percent are found in West Africa and 41 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 434,130th most prevalent forename on earth, borne by 396 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Nigeria, where it is held by 12 people, or 1 in 14,761,896. In Nigeria Daphin is primarily found in: Enugu, where 83 percent live and Lagos, where 17 percent live. Barring Nigeria it is found in 6 countries. It is also found in Thailand, where 38 percent live and The United States, where 7 percent live.

Daphin Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Daphin has changed over time. In England the number of people who held the Daphin surname decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dauphin9215,983/
Daphine92183/
Davphin922/
Dayphin921/
Daphina920/
Dasphin920/
Daphn912/
Dauphine86802/
Dauphina8643/
Dauphain862/
Daiphine861/
Dauphing860/
Daphne83231/
Dophin8327/
Dapgin8312/
Daphim8310/
Dephin837/
Daphen834/
Dapain833/
Dapein833/
Dapine831/
Dahvin831/
Dauphinne804/
Deauphine801/
Datphim77120/
Dapitin77102/
Dophine7795/
Dapheng7726/
Dapaing778/
Daphene778/
Daphnne774/
Douphin774/
Deephin773/
Dauphen773/
Daphyne773/
Dahavin772/
Dauphne772/
Daiphen771/
Deapoin771/
Dauphim771/
Daupain771/
Daspine771/
Dauphyn771/
Daphhne771/
Dophain770/
Deuphin770/
D'Dauphine751/
Dafin73120/
Dauphyna711/
Doiphine711/
Deiphina711/
Dachpain711/
Daphynne711/
Dauphene710/
Daffin671,663/
Dafina67250/
Daufin6759/
Depain6727/
Dafing679/
Dafion676/
Daifin672/
Daifen671/
Daifne671/
Dayfin671/
Dophim671/
Dawfin671/
Dhafin671/
Dephen670/

Daphin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Daphin in the Oriya language
ଦଫିନdaphina-
Daphin in the Marathi language
डिफनdiphana-

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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 Daphin
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