Durfa Surname

1,565,797th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 131 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria

Durfa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Durfa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Nigeria1291:1,373,20053,624
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Hungary11:9,816,27773,288

Durfa (44) may also be a first name.

Durfa Last Name Facts

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

Durfa occurs most in Nigeria. It may appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Durfa? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,565,797th most common surname globally. It is borne by around 1 in 55,630,121 people. The last name Durfa occurs mostly in Africa, where 99 percent of Durfa reside; 99 percent reside in West Africa and 99 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 1,525,482nd most common forename at a global level It is held by 44 people.

It is most frequently held in Nigeria, where it is carried by 129 people, or 1 in 1,373,200. In Nigeria Durfa is most frequent in: Plateau, where 75 percent reside, Federal Capital Territory, where 7 percent reside and Kano, where 7 percent reside. Other than Nigeria Durfa is found in 2 countries. It is also common in Burkina Faso, where 1 percent reside and Hungary, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dourfa9110/
Durfat911/
Durfah911/
Durfay910/
Dourfay838/
Dourfai831/
Durfy80216/
Dorfa8046/
Dirfa8018/
Durfe801/
Durfee735,061/
Durfey731,413/
Durfer7326/
Durfos7319/
Dorfah731/
Durfie731/
Durfes730/
Durffe730/
Durffy730/
Durpha730/
Dourfer6745/
Durffee6723/
Dourfou671/
Durfeey670/
Durffey670/
Durfehy670/
Dorfe60451/
Dorfi60220/
Dorfo604/
Dorfj603/
Dorfy602/
Dirfo601/
Dorfey55282/
Durphy55190/
Dorffi5539/
Dorfei5526/
Dorfie551/
Dorfee551/
Dorfeh551/
Dorpha551/
Dorffe550/
Durphe550/
Durphey5062/
Doorfee507/
Dorrfie502/
Durphez500/

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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 Durfa
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