Dhafi Surname

1,628,521st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 123 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Mauritania

Dhafi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dhafi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia1001:1,322,49291,711
Mauritania141:292,49012,957
Sudan41:9,377,5498,207
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
England11:55,718,059489,080
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dhafi (353) may also be a first name.

Dhafi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dhafi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﻈﺎﻓﻲ, Hindi: ढफी) is found most in Indonesia. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dhafi click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhafi? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,628,521st most frequent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 59,248,341 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Dhafi reside; 81 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 81 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Dhafi is also the 463,770th most commonly occurring forename internationally It is held by 353 people.

The surname is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 1,322,492. In Indonesia it is primarily found in: West Kalimantan, where 91 percent are found, East Java, where 8 percent are found and Aceh, where 1 percent are found. Other than Indonesia it exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Mauritania, where 11 percent are found and Sudan, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dhafio9116/
Dhaifi919/
Dhafai916/
Dafi893,237/
Dhahafi831/
Daffi805,409/
Daifi803,087/
Dahfi80702/
Dafid80565/
Dafis80326/
Dafit80299/
Dhafe80298/
Dhafa80219/
Dayfi80174/
Dafei8067/
Daufi8060/
Dafio8044/
Dafai8034/
Dhefi8032/
Dafii8031/
Daafi8029/
Dafih8027/
Deafi8024/
Dohfi8018/
Dafip8018/
Dhofi8016/
Dehfi8013/
Dafie809/
Daïfi802/
Dafiy802/
Dafgi801/
Dhafy801/
Dafui801/
Dhafer731,382/
Daffis73213/
Daaifi73178/
Daiffi7383/
Daffie7342/
Dhaafa7333/
Dauffi7327/
Dafich7318/
Dahavi7317/
Dheifi7316/
Dhoifi7315/
Dafish7313/
Daffai7312/
Dausfi737/
Dhaffa736/
Daffit735/
Dafidh734/
Dhaphi733/
Dhaffe733/
Daifis732/
Daafis732/
Daffio732/
Dayfih731/
Dhaifa731/
Daifei731/
Dafaai731/
Daffui731/
Davfis731/
Daffih731/
Daifio731/
Daphai731/
Dahafe731/
Daffoi731/
Dafieh731/
Dhafaa731/
Dephai731/
Dafa676,430/
Dafe675,014/
Defi672,213/
Dofi67335/
Dafé6779/
Deaffie6739/
Dafy6736/
Deephai676/
Daifish672/
Dahavai672/
Ddhafer671/
Dahafeh671/
Deaffis671/
Dafj671/
Dahfish671/
Daafiss671/
Dhephai671/
Dhafeer671/
Daffitt671/

Dhafi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dhafi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﻈﺎﻓﻲalzafy-
Dhafi in the Hindi language
ढफीdhaphi98.49
धाफीdhaphi1.01
ढ़फीrhaphi0.5

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dhafi
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