de Foer Surname

2,876,555th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 46 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

de Foer Surname User-submission:

Written as DeFoer, some individuals with the name DuFour became DeFoer after immigrating to the United States, where immigration workers at Ellis Island improperly recorded the name. The original "DuFour" is of the French language and translates to 'of the oven', implying perhaps that the family was well known for having skilled bakers.

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de Foer Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium441:261,28731,734
France11:66,422,722504,397
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

de Foer Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Written as DeFoer, some individuals with the name DuFour became DeFoer after immigrating to the United States, where immigration workers at Ellis Island improperly recorded the name. The original "DuFour" is of the French language and translates to 'of the oven', implying perhaps that the family was well known for having skilled bakers. The name appears to have originated in francophone parts of Belgium.

- defoerm
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de Foer Last Name Facts

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

de Foer is found most in Belgium. It can also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name de Foer? popularity and diffusion

The last name de Foer is the 2,876,555th most widespread surname in the world, held by approximately 1 in 158,424,911 people. The surname de Foer occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of de Foer live; 98 percent live in Western Europe and 93 percent live in Germanic Europe.

It is most common in Belgium, where it is held by 44 people, or 1 in 261,287. In Belgium de Foer is most numerous in: Flemish Region, where 98 percent reside and Brussels Capital Region, where 2 percent reside. Not including Belgium it is found in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 2 percent reside and Switzerland, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

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de Foee860/
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de Voyer809/
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de Voe77178/
De-Foe7713/
da Foe773/
de Fur771/
de Foiard7514/
de Faes719/
de Voir716/
De-Four714/
de Faez712/
de Fure712/
de Fair711/
de Vour711/
de Vear711/
da Four710/
de Faire6725/
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de Fooij679/
de Vejar671/
de Fayard6329/
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de Vair5729/
di Fahio531/
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