Doufa Surname

1,637,889th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 122 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Greece

Doufa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doufa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria451:3,936,506111,794
Greece401:276,99541,298
Cameroon311:669,97049,334
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Doufa (348) may also be a first name.

Doufa Last Name Facts

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

The last name Doufa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doufa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,637,889th most widely held family name internationally, held by approximately 1 in 59,733,983 people. Doufa is primarily found in Africa, where 63 percent of Doufa live; 59 percent live in West Africa and 37 percent live in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 467,354th most common first name internationally, borne by 348 people.

The last name is most common in Nigeria, where it is borne by 45 people, or 1 in 3,936,506. In Nigeria Doufa is primarily found in: Delta, where 71 percent live, Bayelsa, where 16 percent live and Ogun, where 7 percent live. Aside from Nigeria Doufa occurs in 8 countries. It is also common in Greece, where 33 percent live and Cameroon, where 25 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Douffa9119/
Doufai911/
Doufau911/
Dufa89119/
Dofa89117/
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Douffay831/
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Dufau804,989/
Dufay803,438/
Daufa80633/
Dufaj80290/
Doffa80253/
Doufi80230/
Doufe8069/
Dofat8042/
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Duffa8035/
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Dufai8031/
Dhofa8022/
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Dhufa8016/
Duifa8013/
Dufaÿ8012/
Duefa807/
Dufaz806/
Dofay805/
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Dufah803/
Dofas803/
Dufad803/
Dofah801/
Doufo801/
Dofea801/
Dowfa801/
Duffau732,894/
Dufaux731,267/
Dufaud73985/
Douffi73956/
Dufaut73764/
Dufait73700/
Dufays73615/
Duffay73238/
Doffay73131/
Duffas7379/
Dofash7368/
Dufais7362/
Doufou7361/
Deuffa7355/
Doifah7332/
Dufeau7326/
Doyefa7318/
Dufayt7317/
Doufos7311/
Doifad736/
Douffy733/
Doufie733/
Dufash732/
Douffo732/
Dofach732/
Doffah731/
Dujefa731/
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Duffat731/
Doufei731/
Doufee730/
Doufit730/
Dafa676,430/
Dufault674,465/
Duffaut671,224/
Dofe67995/
Duffaud67969/
Dofo67652/
Dufe67371/
Dofi67335/
Douffet67223/
Duffait67188/
D'Offay67167/
Dufy67158/
Dufi67149/
Duffaux6769/
Dufo6759/
Dufhaus6759/
Duffeau6732/
Dhoifah6720/
Douffou6717/
Dauffay679/
Douphas675/
Doufesh673/
Dofy673/
Doifaud672/
Daufaud672/
Doufett671/
Douffeh671/
Douphat671/
Doffaud671/
Doudfou671/
Doufffi671/
Duffays671/
Doufish671/
Doufeed671/
Dofj671/
Deufeau670/
Duffais670/
Doffatt670/
Dufauth670/
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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 Doufa
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