Defoort Surname

272,070th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,431 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Defoort Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defoort Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7281:91,24013,165
Belgium5391:21,3303,297
Canada1041:354,28532,012
United States451:8,054,643356,745
Netherlands61:2,814,529101,176
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732

Defoort Last Name Facts

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

The surname Defoort is carried by more people in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defoort? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 272,070th most commonly held family name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 5,092,625 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 89 percent of Defoort are found; 89 percent are found in Western Europe and 56 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Defoort is most widely held in France, where it is held by 728 people, or 1 in 91,240. In France it is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 64 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 9 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 7 percent reside. Apart from France Defoort exists in 10 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 38 percent reside and Canada, where 7 percent reside.

Defoort Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Defoort surname are 35.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 81.82% registered with the political party.

The amount Defoort earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 17.91% more than the national average, earning $50,875 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.08% less than the national average, earning $40,201 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defoor922,375/
Defort92350/
Deforte86132/
Deforth86110/
Defoore8673/
Diefort869/
Defourt863/
Deffort862/
Deffoor862/
Desfort861/
Deufort861/
Defor831,553/
Defoirdt80155/
Dewforth800/
Deford773,185/
Defour772,511/
Defore77970/
Deffor77847/
Difort7774/
Dyfort7769/
Desfor7746/
Dofort779/
Deforr773/
Deefor771/
Deufor771/
Defoër771/
Diforte71175/
Diffort71171/
Desfour71165/
Ditfort7173/
Deforzh7129/
Daffort7122/
Dyffort7116/
Dofuort7115/
Defford7114/
Defoure7114/
Dofourt7111/
Dedford719/
Deffore718/
Defourd715/
Doffort714/
Defarte714/
Defoire713/
Desford712/
De'four711/
Doifort711/
Deuford711/
Depford711/
Deforre711/
Deffour711/
Dayfort711/
Daforth710/
Detford710/
Desfore710/
Defar678,316/
Detfurth6720/
Difor6718/
Doffourt677/
Daffourt674/
D'Deford671/
Deifford671/
Deadford671/
Dahforth670/

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Defoort
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