Dufa Surname

1,666,404th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 119 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
United Arab Emirates

Dufa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dufa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria381:4,661,652124,734
United Arab Emirates331:277,64519,302
Philippines111:9,203,475207,772
Indonesia91:14,694,355460,137
Canada51:7,369,118289,406
Lebanon51:1,127,41717,983
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
Albania31:971,35222,477
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Finland11:5,496,70284,025
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Dufa (103) may also be a first name.

Dufa Last Name Facts

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

Dufa occurs in Nigeria more than any other country/territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dufa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,666,404th most widely held family name throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 61,239,882 people. The last name is primarily found in Asia, where 52 percent of Dufa are found; 33 percent are found in West Asia and 32 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dufa is also the 930,172nd most commonly occurring first name in the world It is held by 103 people.

The surname is most frequently occurring in Nigeria, where it is carried by 38 people, or 1 in 4,661,652. In Nigeria it is mostly concentrated in: Bayelsa, where 55 percent are found, Lagos, where 18 percent are found and Gombe, where 13 percent are found. Outside of Nigeria Dufa exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in The United Arab Emirates, where 28 percent are found and The Philippines, where 9 percent are found.

Dufa Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the surname is chiefly Greek Orthodox (67%) in Lebanon.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dufau894,989/
Dufay893,438/
Daufa89633/
Dufaj89290/
Doufa89122/
Dufat8939/
Dufas8939/
Duffa8935/
Deufa8935/
Dufai8931/
Dhufa8916/
Duifa8913/
Dufaÿ8912/
Duefa897/
Dufaz896/
Dufah893/
Dufad893/
Duffau802,894/
Dufaux801,267/
Dufaud80985/
Dufaut80764/
Dufait80700/
Dufays80615/
Duffay80238/
Doufas80214/
Duffas8079/
Dufais8062/
Deuffa8055/
Dufeau8026/
Douffa8019/
Dufayt8017/
Dufash802/
Deufah801/
Doufai801/
Doufau801/
Dufaus801/
Duffat801/
Difa75495/
Dufe75371/
Dufy75158/
Dufi75149/
Dufo7559/
Dufault734,465/
Duffaut731,224/
Duffaud73969/
Duffait73188/
Duffaux7369/
Dufhaus7359/
Duffeau7332/
Doufgai7317/
Douffas7312/
Dauffay739/
Doufash735/
Doufaai734/
Daufaud732/
Doufaya731/
Douffay731/
Duffays731/
Douffai731/
Deufeau730/
Duffais730/
Dufauth730/
Duffy67115,556/
Dufie674,944/
Dufeu671,668/
Duffi671,361/
Dufey67974/
Duffo67685/
Duffe67647/
Dufer67451/
Duffault67289/
Difaa67246/
Doufi67230/
Dufes67139/
Diffa67130/
Dufou6795/
Dufet6783/
Dufoo6781/
Dufis6769/
Doufe6769/
Difaj6767/
Daufi6760/
Dufee6756/
Diefa6755/
Difah6753/
Dufit6740/
Dufei6726/
Dhifa6724/
Dufoi6723/
Doofa6721/
Duvah6720/
Difai6719/
Dusfi6718/
Duffhaus6718/
Dupha6715/
Duffhauß6715/
Duffé6715/
Deufi6712/
Dufez6711/
Dufée678/
Dufoy674/
Daufy673/
Dufio673/
Dufot673/
Dufeault672/
Dufeh672/
Duffó672/
Dufès672/
Dupfi671/
Dusfy671/
Dufuy671/
Dudfe671/
Daufe671/
Doufo671/
Dauffaud671/
Daufí671/
Dausddfa671/
Deufo671/
Dhufe671/
Dowfa671/
Dufui671/
Dufér671/
Duféÿ671/
Duifo671/
Dufhi671/
Dufii671/
Duifi671/
Duffahey670/
Deufe670/

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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
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  • 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 Dufa
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