Daref Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Qatar

Daref Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Daref Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria51:7,726,31057,379
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403

Daref Last Name Facts

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

The last name Daref is held by more people in Algeria than any other country or territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Daref? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 6,723,624th most frequently held surname on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Daref live; 63 percent live in North Africa and 63 percent live in Mahgreb.

The last name Daref is most commonly occurring in Algeria, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 7,726,310. In Algeria it is primarily concentrated in: Tébessa Province, where 80 percent reside and Mascara Province, where 20 percent reside. Excluding Algeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Iran, where 25 percent reside and Qatar, where 13 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dareff9126/
Darief919/
Dareef916/
Dareaf916/
Darreff8357/
Darefsh8313/
Dhareef832/
Dautref831/
Darheef831/
Darzeaf831/
Darif809,116/
Daryf80545/
Darev80224/
Dareb8070/
Deref804/
Darew802/
Deareuff771/
Dariev73366/
Dharyf73308/
Dareva73263/
Dariff73117/
Dareev7397/
Daurev7376/
Dereef7364/
Darzev7324/
Darife7324/
Doreff7314/
Dharif7312/
Dharev7310/
Dharew738/
Darrif736/
Dareeb733/
Dareyb732/
Deyref731/
Darreb731/
Darift731/
Derref731/
Derief731/
Daurew730/
Dareaw730/
Daryff730/
Dariew730/
Darziev6771/
Dargeev6763/
Dhareva6719/
Dareejw678/
Dautrif676/
Darriff673/
Dhatrif673/
Dorrief672/
Da'riff672/
Dhareew671/
Derrief671/
Dharhew671/
Dosreif671/
Dayriev671/
Dairiev671/
Dhariff671/
Deereef670/

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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 Daref
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