Darfour Surname

176,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,420 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Darfour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darfour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana2,3551:11,4741,518
England311:1,797,35772,927
United States181:20,136,607622,629
France41:16,605,680368,153
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Lebanon11:5,637,08332,436
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Darfour (229) may also be a first name.

Darfour Last Name Facts

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

The last name Darfour has its highest incidence in Ghana. It can also appear as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Darfour? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 176,792nd most frequently held family name worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 3,011,383 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 98 percent of Darfour are found; 97 percent are found in West Africa and 97 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 593,349th most numerous given name at a global level, borne by 229 people.

This last name is most common in Ghana, where it is carried by 2,355 people, or 1 in 11,474. Without taking into account Ghana it exists in 10 countries. It is also found in England, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Darfour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Darfour has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Darfour surname grew 1,800 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Darfour Last Name Statistics demography

Darfour earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 0.81% more than the national average, earning $43,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darffour931/
Darfur9223/
Darfor922/
Darfoor86820/
Darford862/
Darfort860/
Darforth8010/
Darfford800/
Darfar7776/
Dorfor771/
Dearfordd751/
Darfarh7128/
Darfard7122/
Darvfar717/
Dorfort710/
Dharfare671/
Dorforth670/
Dorfeer572/
Dorfier571/
Dorfegger5021/

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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 Darfour
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