Delafosse Surname

127,803rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,548 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Delafosse Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Delafosse Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2,9701:22,3652,597
United States3971:912,99568,645
Ivory Coast381:607,13817,958
Canada381:969,62173,252
New Caledonia261:10,6242,723
Australia211:1,285,51068,491
Argentina131:3,287,955132,850
Switzerland101:821,29253,588
England71:7,959,723202,100
Venezuela61:5,034,01343,431
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Thailand41:17,659,586685,799
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Norway21:2,571,14395,402
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Ghana11:27,020,69223,742
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England41:6,093,842135,151
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Delafosse (12) may also be a first name.

Delafosse Last Name Facts

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

The last name Delafosse is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Delafosse? popularity and diffusion

The surname Delafosse is the 127,803rd most widely held last name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 2,053,987 people. This surname is mostly found in Europe, where 84 percent of Delafosse live; 83 percent live in Western Europe and 83 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,306,491st most commonly held first name globally, held by 12 people.

The last name is most frequently held in France, where it is borne by 2,970 people, or 1 in 22,365. In France it is most prevalent in: Normandy, where 46 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 13 percent are found. Besides France it exists in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 11 percent are found and The Ivory Coast, where 1 percent are found.

Delafosse Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Delafosse has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Delafosse last name expanded 39,700 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 175 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Delafosse Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Delafosse last name are 9.56% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 62.79% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Delafosse earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 19% less than the national average, earning $34,949 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.76% less than the national average, earning $44,336 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Delafoisse9522/
Delafossee951/
Delafosser951/
Delafose9456/
Delefosse89768/
Delaffose891/
Dalafosse890/
Delafost822/
Delafois821/
Dilafose820/
Delafauss780/
Dyolafos711/
Delofous710/
Delaphous6711/
Delafauce673/

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