Dhafer Surname

279,656th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,382 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Saudi Arabia
Highest density in:
Tunisia

Dhafer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhafer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Saudi Arabia6361:48,5157,156
Morocco3411:101,10317,469
Egypt2141:429,60625,756
Lebanon911:61,9464,688
Yemen311:852,42911,310
Iraq261:1,346,98715,017
Tunisia171:35,9195,218
Malaysia61:4,915,704170,578
England61:9,286,343223,652
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
France21:33,211,361423,184
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Dhafer (10,996) may also be a first name.

Dhafer Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhafer is found most in Saudi Arabia. It can appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhafer? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 279,656th most numerous family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 5,273,188 people. This last name is mostly found in Asia, where 58 percent of Dhafer live; 57 percent live in West Asia and 49 percent live in Arabian Peninsula. Dhafer is also the 57,486th most frequently occurring first name on earth It is held by 10,996 people.

Dhafer is most frequently used in Saudi Arabia, where it is held by 636 people, or 1 in 48,515. Besides Saudi Arabia Dhafer is found in 16 countries. It is also common in Morocco, where 25 percent live and Egypt, where 15 percent live.

Dhafer Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dhafer surname is primarily Sunni (98%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Dhafeer921/
Ddhafer921/
Dafer911,243/
Dhafe91298/
Daffer83347/
Dhafir83323/
Dafeur83162/
Dafert83134/
Dehfer8370/
Dapfer8351/
Daufer8327/
Dhofer8326/
Dafeer8315/
Dhaffe833/
Dhafre832/
Daifer832/
Dafere832/
Dafier832/
Dgafer831/
Deafer831/
Daafer831/
Dahafe831/
Daefer831/
Dafe805,014/
Dauffer77169/
Dhoofer7746/
Daffert7712/
Dhoffer777/
Dayfert775/
Daifere774/
Daffeur772/
Dhaffir772/
Deaffer771/
Daufere771/
Dahafeh771/
Dgaffer771/
Dheffer771/
Daffe7318,923/
Dafir734,684/
Defer732,727/
Dafre731,607/
Daife73349/
Dhafa73219/
Dhafi73123/
Dafet73107/
Dafei7367/
Dofer7358/
Dafes7344/
Dafee7338/
Dhofe7323/
Daafe7311/
Dafie739/
Dafeu737/
Dafed734/
Dafea734/
Dafey733/
Dafeh733/
Dafhe732/
Tdafe732/
Dhafy731/
Daufe731/
Dawfe731/
Deafe731/
Dasfe731/
Dadfe731/
Dafez730/
Dahafesh71727/
Deafhear711/
Daffeh673,458/
Dhofir671,812/
Dopfer671,441/
Dapher67694/
Defehr67371/
Daffey67243/
Daffre67150/
Daffir67138/
Döpfer67121/
Deffer67109/
Doffer6795/
Dafesh6783/
Depfer6763/
Daufes6762/
Deifer6750/
Dofere6743/
Dopher6742/
Daffie6742/
Deferr6740/
Dhaafa6733/
Doefer6718/
Dofier6716/
Dhafio6716/
Dofher6712/
Dhaifi679/
Daufir678/
Hdayfe677/
Dhafai676/
Dhaffa676/
Dafeet676/
Dahave675/
Daffee675/
Davfes675/
Daifir675/
Defeer674/
Dafeed674/
Dawfey673/
Deefer673/
Daffea673/
Doofer673/
Dahfir673/
Defher672/
Dodfer672/
Dheife672/
Daafir672/
Dhaifa671/
Daayfe671/
Dahfre671/
Daifei671/
Daufey671/
Daffes671/
Daffet671/
Defeir671/
Dafeeh671/
Dheyfe671/
Defier671/
Dafajr671/
Dafieh671/
Dahfeh671/
Daiffe671/
Dhafaa671/
Dahver671/
Daifed671/
Deafir671/
Depher670/
Doifer670/

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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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  • 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 Dhafer
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