Dolfas Surname

5,587,209th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 12 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Dolfas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dolfas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa61:9,029,617189,736
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dolfas (33) may also be a first name.

Dolfas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dolfas is held by more people in South Africa than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dolfas? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 5,587,209th most commonly held family name globally. It is borne by around 1 in 607,295,493 people. The surname Dolfas occurs predominantly in Africa, where 50 percent of Dolfas reside; 50 percent reside in Southern Africa and 50 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Dolfas is also the 1,807,719th most frequent first name worldwide It is held by 33 people.

It is most widespread in South Africa, where it is carried by 6 people, or 1 in 9,029,617. Barring South Africa it is found in 2 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent are found and India, where 8 percent are found.

Dolfas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dolfas has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doulfas9222/
Dolfa9123/
Dolfay8360/
Dolfax8315/
Dolfat831/
Dalfass771/
Dolphas770/
Dolfo732,051/
Dalfa7357/
Dollface711/
Dalfah6748/
Dolfei6717/
Dolpha6713/
Dalfau6710/
Dhalfa675/
Deulfa672/
Dolfey671/
Dalfay670/
Dasilfa62138/
Dolphay6267/
Dalfoss6242/
Dolphat621/
Dalphas621/
Dolphai621/
Dolphos621/
Dalphase571/
Dolphost571/
Dalglifa570/
Dalfo55258/
Dalfó556/
Dalfey501/
Dalfou501/
Dalpha501/
Dolpho501/

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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 Dolfas
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis