Duafa Surname

3,274,477th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 36 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Duafa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duafa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria311:5,714,283142,531
Ghana41:6,755,17315,406
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Duafa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Duafa occurs more in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duafa? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 3,274,477th most commonly held last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 202,431,831 people. The surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Duafa reside; 97 percent reside in West Africa and 97 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

The last name is most prevalent in Nigeria, where it is borne by 31 people, or 1 in 5,714,283. In Nigeria Duafa is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Nigeria this surname is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Ghana, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duhafah838/
Tuafa8012/
Duafo805/
Duafe801/
Tuafai7326/
Duafio731/
Duafee730/
Tuhaifah629/
Tuafe6016/
Twafa601/
Tuafio5555/
Duoffo5513/
Tuafer551/
Tuofay550/
Duaphe550/
Touhafi50770/
Twahafa501/
Dhwafiz501/

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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 Duafa
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