Dofil Surname

5,812,366th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 11 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Kenya
Highest density in:
Kenya

Dofil Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dofil Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Kenya91:5,131,10045,516
England11:55,718,059489,080
Norway11:5,142,286129,201

Dofil (18) may also be a first name.

Dofil Last Name Facts

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

Dofil is borne by more people in Kenya than any other country/territory. It can be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dofil? popularity and diffusion

It is the 5,812,366th most widespread surname internationally It is held by around 1 in 662,504,174 people. The surname Dofil is mostly found in Africa, where 82 percent of Dofil live; 82 percent live in East Africa and 82 percent live in Cushitic Africa. It is also the 2,608,198th most widespread first name globally, held by 18 people.

The surname is most frequent in Kenya, where it is borne by 9 people, or 1 in 5,131,100. In Kenya it is primarily concentrated in: Garissa County, where 100 percent live. Besides Kenya Dofil exists in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 9 percent live and Norway, where 9 percent live.

Dofil Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those holding the Dofil surname is principally Muslim (100%) in Kenya.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dofill911/
Doffill830/
Dafil8054/
Doifl8017/
Defil808/
Dofel807/
Dofyl801/
Doufl801/
Defiel7388/
Dopfel7359/
Dafiel7325/
Dosfel7322/
Dafgil731/
Dowfll731/
Dhafil731/
Doffel731/
Dofell730/
Dafl6780/
Dopffel6713/
Doffoel675/
Defl671/
Daffill670/

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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 Dofil
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