Darfou Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Niger
Highest density in:
Niger

Darfou Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darfou Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Niger351:548,34314,024
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Togo11:7,247,76812,049

Darfou Last Name Facts

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

The surname Darfou is more frequently found in Niger than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Darfou? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 3,185,033rd most commonly used surname at a global level It is held by around 1 in 191,777,524 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Darfou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

It is most numerous in Niger, where it is borne by 35 people, or 1 in 548,343. In Niger it is most frequent in: Tahoua Region, where 94 percent live, Maradi Region, where 3 percent live and Niamey Capital District, where 3 percent live. Beside Niger it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 3 percent live and Cameroon, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darfo917/
Darfus8392/
Darfod831/
Darfoot774/
Dourfou771/
Darfoie771/
Darfuss771/
Darfa7316/
Dorfo734/
Darfai6731/
Darfay6716/
Darfah679/
Darfáš679/
Darfas673/
Dorfeu673/
Darfee673/
Dorfus673/
Darfat672/
Dharfa671/
Darfaš671/
Dorfue671/
Darfad671/
Darfey670/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Darfou
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