Dofa Surname

1,683,218th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Dofa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dofa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Solomon Islands211:27,6205,477
United States181:20,136,607622,629
Tanzania121:4,411,80154,433
Kenya111:4,198,17341,178
Indonesia71:18,892,742520,071
Nigeria71:25,306,108327,793
Benin41:2,583,90073,293
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
Papua New Guinea31:2,717,906153,458
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Vietnam11:92,646,0548,382
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228

Dofa (206) may also be a first name.

Dofa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dofa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻓﻪ, Russian: Дофа) occurs most in The DR Congo. It can also be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dofa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,683,218th most commonly occurring last name on earth, held by around 1 in 62,286,717 people. The last name Dofa occurs mostly in Africa, where 51 percent of Dofa reside; 32 percent reside in Oceania Islands and 18 percent reside in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 630,600th most common first name internationally It is held by 206 people.

The surname is most numerous in The DR Congo, where it is held by 21 people, or 1 in 3,518,075. Aside from The DR Congo this surname is found in 18 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 18 percent are found and The United States, where 15 percent are found.

Dofa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the last name is predominantly Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Dofa earn less than half the average income. In United States they earn 67.6% less than the national average, earning $13,979 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doffa89253/
Doufa89122/
Dofat8942/
Dhofa8922/
Doofa8921/
Dofay895/
Dofai895/
Dofas893/
Dofah891/
Dofea891/
Dowfa891/
Doufas80214/
Doffay80131/
Dofash8068/
Doifah8032/
Douffa8019/
Doifad806/
Dofach802/
Doffah801/
Doffas801/
Doufai801/
Doufau801/
Dafa756,430/
Dofe75995/
Defa75696/
Dofo75652/
Dofi75335/
Dofy753/
Dofj751/
D'Offay73167/
Dhoifah7320/
Doufgai7317/
Douffas7312/
Doufash735/
Doufaai734/
Doifaud732/
Doffaud731/
Doufaya731/
Douffay731/
Douffai731/
Doffatt730/
Daffa675,538/
Defay671,751/
Defaa67925/
Doffo67832/
Deffa67677/
Daufa67633/
Dafaa67405/
Dafay67312/
Doufi67230/
Dhafa67219/
Doffe67190/
Doffi67137/
Dafas67116/
Doufe6769/
Defea6767/
Dafad6762/
Defau6761/
Dofer6758/
Tdafa6755/
Defai6753/
Dafah6750/
Dofio6744/
Dafat6743/
Dofou6741/
Deufa6735/
Dafai6734/
Dofoo6731/
Dhofe6723/
Daefa6723/
Dohfi6718/
Dhofi6716/
Duifa6713/
Doffy679/
Dofoz678/
Dahfa678/
Daafa677/
Doofe676/
Doyfe675/
Hdafa675/
Defha674/
Dofhi674/
Dafea674/
Doifi673/
Dasfa673/
Defah673/
Defaÿ673/
Dofhe672/
Dofey672/
Dofie672/
Doifo672/
Dafau672/
Dowfi672/
Dofeu672/
Dopha672/
Dosfi671/
Doufo671/
Deefa671/
Dafaj671/
Dafaz671/
Däfau671/
Dadfa671/
Dehfa671/
Dofet670/
Dofee670/

Dofa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dofa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻭﻓﻪaldwfh-
Dofa in the Russian language
Дофаdofa-

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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 Dofa
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