Dunfa Surname

7,593,402nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Pakistan
Highest density in:
Pakistan

Dunfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Pakistan21:89,321,942157,560
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States51:10,043,737422,899

Dunfa (4,338) may also be a first name.

Dunfa Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunfa occurs more in Pakistan more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 7,593,402nd most frequent last name internationally It is held by around 1 in 1,214,590,986 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 33 percent of Dunfa live; 33 percent live in South Asia and 33 percent live in Islamic South Asia. It is also the 104,916th most common given name globally, borne by 4,338 people.

The last name Dunfa is most frequently used in Pakistan, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 89,321,942. In Pakistan it is primarily concentrated in: Sindh, where 100 percent are found. Outside of Pakistan this surname occurs in 4 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 17 percent are found and Ethiopia, where 17 percent are found.

Dunfa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dunfa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dunfa last name decreased 80 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dounfa915/
Deunfa911/
Dunfay910/
Dhunfaa831/
Donfa8018/
Dumfa8014/
Dunfe803/
Dunfo801/
Dunfi801/
Dunfy800/
Dunfee732,772/
Dunfey73187/
Donfah7317/
Donfai7312/
Dunfoy734/
Dumpfa732/
Dounfo732/
Deumfa731/
Dunnfe731/
Dunfuy731/
Dunfie731/
Dunfeu731/
Dumfat730/
Dunfer730/
Dunphat676/
Dunphay670/
Dunfehy670/

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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 Dunfa
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