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

Darfou is found most in Niger. It can also appear as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Darfou? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,185,033rd most numerous last name throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Darfou are found; 100 percent are found in West Africa and 92 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

This last name is most widespread in Niger, where it is carried by 35 people, or 1 in 548,343. In Niger it is primarily found in: Tahoua Region, where 94 percent are found, Maradi Region, where 3 percent are found and Niamey Capital District, where 3 percent are found. Excluding Niger Darfou is found in 3 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 3 percent are found and Cameroon, where 3 percent are found.

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
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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 Darfou
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