Djafou Surname
Approximately 19 people bear this surname
Djafou Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Burkina Faso | 15 | 1:1,223,473 | 11,207 |
| Cameroon | 3 | 1:6,923,023 | 143,724 |
| Niger | 1 | 1:19,192,017 | 110,060 |
Djafou Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Djafou Come From? nationality or country of origin
Djafou is most common in Burkina Faso. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Djafou? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 4,532,898th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 100 percent of Djafou live; 95 percent live in West Africa and 74 percent live in Mande Africa.
It is most widely held in Burkina Faso, where it is borne by 15 people, or 1 in 1,223,473. In Burkina Faso it is most numerous in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 93 percent live and Centre Region, where 7 percent live. Outside of Burkina Faso Djafou is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Cameroon, where 16 percent live and Niger, where 5 percent live.
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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 Djafou
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