Darfur Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Sudan
Highest density in:
Sudan

Darfur Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Darfur Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Sudan91:4,167,7995,799
Egypt41:22,983,93862,368
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Rwanda11:11,364,9785,947
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Darfur Last Name Facts

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

Darfur (Arabic: رفور, Russian: Дарфур) occurs in Sudan more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Darfur? popularity and diffusion

The surname Darfur is the 4,116,508th most numerous last name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. It is mostly found in Africa, where 70 percent of Darfur are found; 57 percent are found in North Africa and 57 percent are found in Arabic North Africa.

This last name is most frequently used in Sudan, where it is carried by 9 people, or 1 in 4,167,799. Aside from Sudan Darfur is found in 11 countries. It is also found in Egypt, where 17 percent are found and Belarus, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Darfour922,420/
Daur Fur867/
Darffour861/
Darfar8376/
Durfur833/
Darfor832/
Darfer830/
Darfry830/
Drafur830/
Darfoor77820/
Darifar7783/
Darfarh7728/
Derfour774/
Durfour773/
Darvuri773/
Darefar771/
Darfari771/
Darfori771/
Darfere771/
Darfiri771/
Darafar771/
Darafir771/
Dreyfur770/
Derfuer770/
Dawarifuro751/
Drfer731/
Hdrfr731/
Daruvuri71530/
Daruvuru7142/
Darouvar7123/
Deyarfar719/
Daravuri714/
Daruvari714/
Tarufure711/
Derffour711/
Tarifuro711/
Dharfare711/
Dharuvar711/
Derfauer710/
Dearfrey710/
Dorfer671,874/
Dörfer671,278/
Darvar67510/
Durfor6786/
Darayefar6776/
Darver6746/
Derfer6737/
Durfer6726/
Tairafuru6724/
Dar Farah6710/
Tarfar679/
Darafiori678/
Daraeifar676/
Daruvoori675/
Darvor674/
Dharuvuri674/
Tarifr673/
Tarfer673/
Druver672/
Durfry672/
Daraivuru671/
Drfoer671/
Drifer671/
Dorfor671/
Tarefuria671/
Derfér671/
Dawarifar671/
Tarfouyer670/
Durfri670/
Druvry670/
Drufer670/
Durfre670/
Drefer670/

Darfur Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Darfur in the Russian language
Дарфурdarfur-
Darfur in the Arabic language
رفورrfwr-

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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 Darfur
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