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) occurs in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Dhafi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Dhafi is the 1,628,521st most frequently used last name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 59,248,341 people. Dhafi occurs predominantly in Asia, where 83 percent of Dhafi are found; 81 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 81 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Dhafi is also the 463,770th most widespread forename at a global level, held by 353 people.

It is most widely held in Indonesia, where it is carried by 100 people, or 1 in 1,322,492. In Indonesia Dhafi is most numerous in: West Kalimantan, where 91 percent are found, East Java, where 8 percent are found and Aceh, where 1 percent are found. Beside Indonesia this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also common 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
  • 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 Dhafi
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