Daufa Surname
Approximately 633 people bear this surname
Daufa Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 632 | 1:280,289 | 15,837 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
Daufa (67) may also be a first name.
Daufa Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Daufa Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Daufa (Hindi: दौफा) is held by more people in Nigeria than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Daufa? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 515,280th most frequently used last name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 11,512,711 people. The surname Daufa occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Daufa live; 100 percent live in West Africa and 100 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most frequent first name globally, held by 67 people.
Daufa is most commonly occurring in Nigeria, where it is borne by 632 people, or 1 in 280,289. In Nigeria it is most prevalent in: Bayelsa, where 88 percent reside, Rivers, where 6 percent reside and Delta, where 2 percent reside. Outside of Nigeria Daufa is found in one country. It is also common in England, where 0 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
Daufa Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Daufa in the Hindi language | ||
| दौफा | daupha | - |
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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 Daufa
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