Delafontaine Surname

231,065th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,750 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Delafontaine Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Delafontaine 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
France8371:79,35811,195
Switzerland2941:27,9354,275
Belgium2881:39,9196,527
Canada1621:227,44221,827
United States1061:3,419,424193,489
Australia141:1,928,26488,951
England131:4,286,005132,302
Argentina91:4,749,268159,873
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Wales61:515,75523,171
Denmark51:1,128,94352,970
Czechia31:3,544,490144,714
Iceland11:380,09011,096
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Andorra11:83,8382,381
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PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Delafontaine (23) may also be a first name.

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Delafontaine Demographics

Delafontaine Political Affiliation
in United States

Sample size: 31 (2014)

United States
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Delafontaine Last Name Facts

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

The surname Delafontaine is most common in France. It may appear in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Delafontaine? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 231,065th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,164,312 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 83 percent of Delafontaine are found; 81 percent are found in Western Europe and 68 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. Delafontaine is also the 2,239,265th most frequently occurring first name throughout the world, held by 23 people.

This surname is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 837 people, or 1 in 79,358. In France Delafontaine is primarily found in: Normandy, where 27 percent are found, Hauts-de-France, where 25 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found. Besides France this last name is found in 18 countries. It is also found in Switzerland, where 17 percent are found and Belgium, where 16 percent are found.

Delafontaine Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Delafontaine has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 1,060 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it rose 650 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Delafontaine Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Delafontaine last name is principally Anglican (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Delafontaine surname are 8.07% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 54.84% being registered with the party.

The amount Delafontaine earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 11.06% more than the national average, earning $47,923 USD per year and in Canada they earn 19.76% less than the national average, earning $39,865 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
de Lafontaine96422/
dela Fontaine965/
Delafontine964/
Delfontaine962/
De-Lafontaine961/
Delafontane961/
Delafountaine961/
de La Fontaine92224/
De-La-Fontaine921/
Delafonteine921/
Dilafontaine921/
de Lafontain920/
Delafountain920/
de La Fountaine892/
de La Fontain883/
della Fontane881/
Dellefontaine881/
de Lafountain880/
de Lafantaine880/
de Lafontan873/
Delfountain871/
dela Fonteijne851/
de La Fontayne851/
Delafonteyne8358/
Dellafontana8335/
Dellefontane833/
de La Fonteijne8137/
della Fontana80154/
de Lafonteyne808/
Delle Fontane802/
Delle-Fontane801/
Ta Lafontaine801/
de La Fonteyne7723/
Dolly-Fontaine773/
de La Fontyn7510/
Dallafontana755/
Dillafantain750/
Dalla Fontana7224/
Dalla-Fontana7219/
de La Fonteyn721/
Delfinden671/
Dwaalfontein671/
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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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  • 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 Delafontaine
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