Dofai Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Dofai Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dofai Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Solomon Islands11:580,02922,243

Dofai Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dofai is carried by more people in Cameroon than any other country or territory. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dofai? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held surname worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. This surname is mostly found in Africa, where 80 percent of Dofai are found; 60 percent are found in West Africa and 20 percent are found in East Bantu Africa.

This surname is most common in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon it is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 50 percent live and North Region, where 50 percent live. Excluding Cameroon this surname occurs in 3 countries. It is also found in Kenya, where 20 percent live and Nigeria, where 20 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doufai911/
Dofi89335/
Dofa89117/
Doufgai8317/
Doufaai834/
Douffai831/
Doffa80253/
Doufi80230/
Doffi80137/
Doufa80122/
Defai8053/
Dofio8044/
Dofat8042/
Dafai8034/
Dhofa8022/
Doofa8021/
Dohfi8018/
Dhofi8016/
Doefi8015/
Dofay805/
Dofhi804/
Dofas803/
Doifi803/
Dowfi802/
Dofie802/
Dowfa801/
Dofea801/
Dofah801/
Dofae801/
Dosfi801/
Douffi73956/
Doufas73214/
Doffay73131/
Dofash7368/
Doifoi7351/
Doffie7350/
Defaie7340/
Doifah7332/
Dofuji7325/
Dofiya7321/
Douffa7319/
Dhoifi7315/
Defaii7315/
Defayi7314/
Daffai7312/
Doffio737/
Doffis737/
Doifad736/
Dhafai736/
Doufie733/
Dofach732/
Doufei731/
Doffah731/
Dafaai731/
Doufis731/
Doufau731/
Doffas731/
Doffit730/
Doufit730/
Dafa676,430/
Dafi673,237/
Defi672,213/
Dofe67995/
Defa67696/
D'Offay67167/
Doffitt6721/
Dhoifah6720/
Douffas6712/
Doufash675/
Daffaie673/
Dofy673/
Doufaye672/
Doifaud672/
Dofj671/
Doufffi671/
Doufish671/
Doufiye671/
Doffaud671/
Daffayi671/
Doufaya671/
Douffay671/
Doffatt670/

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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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  • 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 Dofai
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