Dofan Surname
Approximately 16 people bear this surname
Dofan Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Libya | 4 | 1:1,560,994 | 3,087 |
| Somalia | 4 | 1:3,363,015 | 5,093 |
| Ivory Coast | 2 | 1:11,535,616 | 61,806 |
| United States | 2 | 1:181,229,466 | 1,556,795 |
| Benin | 1 | 1:10,335,602 | 103,742 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Dofan (250) may also be a first name.
Dofan Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dofan Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Dofan (Russian: Дофан) occurs more in Libya more than any other country/territory. It may also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dofan? popularity and diffusion
It is the 4,908,606th most commonly used last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The surname Dofan is mostly found in Africa, where 75 percent of Dofan live; 25 percent live in East Africa and 25 percent live in Cushitic Africa. Dofan is also the 563,826th most widely held first name in the world, borne by 250 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Libya, where it is borne by 4 people, or 1 in 1,560,994. Besides Libya this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in Somalia, where 25 percent live and The Ivory Coast, where 13 percent live.
Dofan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dofan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Dofan last name expanded 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Doofan | 91 | 104 | / |
| Dofane | 91 | 8 | / |
| Doufan | 91 | 4 | / |
| Dofang | 91 | 2 | / |
| Dofaan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dofain | 91 | 1 | / |
| Doefan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dotfan | 91 | 1 | / |
| Doffan | 91 | 0 | / |
| Doufang | 83 | 56 | / |
| Doufand | 83 | 39 | / |
| Dhoifan | 83 | 14 | / |
| Doufane | 83 | 7 | / |
| Defan | 80 | 265 | / |
| Dafan | 80 | 171 | / |
| Dofon | 80 | 118 | / |
| Hdoufane | 77 | 239 | / |
| Doffagne | 77 | 148 | / |
| Douffand | 77 | 5 | / |
| Doffon | 73 | 508 | / |
| Dofong | 73 | 481 | / |
| Dafang | 73 | 289 | / |
| Dafane | 73 | 147 | / |
| Daffan | 73 | 115 | / |
| Dehfan | 73 | 111 | / |
| Dafaan | 73 | 90 | / |
| Defain | 73 | 63 | / |
| Dofoun | 73 | 50 | / |
| Deffan | 73 | 44 | / |
| Defahn | 73 | 19 | / |
| Dahfan | 73 | 13 | / |
| Dohfon | 73 | 12 | / |
| Deefan | 73 | 6 | / |
| Defann | 73 | 4 | / |
| Dophan | 73 | 3 | / |
| Defaun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dofone | 73 | 2 | / |
| Defanh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Dowfon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dafhan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dodfon | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dhafan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dafgan | 73 | 1 | / |
| Defean | 73 | 0 | / |
| Doufangue | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deffain | 67 | 32 | / |
| Doffont | 67 | 27 | / |
| Dafasen | 67 | 15 | / |
| Doephan | 67 | 13 | / |
| Daafane | 67 | 9 | / |
| Douffon | 67 | 8 | / |
| Doffoun | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dafaane | 67 | 3 | / |
| Doofhausen | 67 | 2 | / |
| Doufoun | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dafatin | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daffang | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dhafane | 67 | 2 | / |
| Daffane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doufong | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doifond | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doifone | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doufein | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dahafan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dafahan | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dophain | 67 | 0 | / |
Dofan Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Dofan in the Russian language | ||
| Дофан | dofan | - |
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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 Dofan
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