Donfi Surname

858,879th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 317 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Burkina Faso
Highest density in:
Burkina Faso

Donfi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Donfi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Burkina Faso3111:59,0102,434
United Arab Emirates41:2,290,56860,372
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003

Donfi (67) may also be a first name.

Donfi Last Name Facts

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

The last name Donfi is found most in Burkina Faso. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of Donfi.

How Common Is The Last Name Donfi? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 858,879th most widespread last name at a global level. It is borne by approximately 1 in 22,989,104 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 98 percent of Donfi live; 98 percent live in West Africa and 98 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,191,548th most widely held first name globally It is held by 67 people.

This surname is most commonly used in Burkina Faso, where it is held by 311 people, or 1 in 59,010. In Burkina Faso Donfi is primarily concentrated in: Boucle du Mouhoun Region, where 64 percent live and Hauts-Bassins Region, where 36 percent live. Without taking into account Burkina Faso this last name occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The United Arab Emirates, where 1 percent live and The Philippines, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Donfai9112/
Donfio912/
Donfui911/
Danfi80105/
Dánfi8085/
Donfa8018/
Dunfi801/
Donfe800/
Donfeu7321/
Donfer735/
Donfee735/
Dounfa735/
Danfie732/
Donfet731/
Danfei731/
Donphi731/
Dunfie731/
Donnfy730/
Donphai6730/
Donfeth671/

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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 Donfi
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