Derail Surname

500,792nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Derail Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Derail Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5831:113,93317,120
Canada641:575,71247,839
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Dérail (2) are calculated separately.

Derail (134) may also be a first name.

Derail Last Name Facts

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

Derail is carried by more people in France than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Dérail. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Derail? popularity and diffusion

The surname Derail is the 500,792nd most frequently occurring last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 11,092,155 people. The surname Derail occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Derail reside; 89 percent reside in Western Europe and 89 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Derail is also the 800,975th most frequently used first name throughout the world, borne by 134 people.

The last name is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 583 people, or 1 in 113,933. In France it is mostly found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 80 percent reside, Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 6 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 5 percent reside. Without taking into account France this last name occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 10 percent reside and The United States, where 1 percent reside.

Derail Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Derail earn in different countries varies significantly. In United States they earn 22.15% more than the national average, earning $52,708 USD per year and in Canada they earn 9.55% less than the national average, earning $44,938 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dérail942/
Deyrail9279/
Dergail925/
Derasil922/
Deral91313/
Desrayil861/
Detraile861/
Deraille861/
Dergal833,898/
Derale83322/
Dereal83229/
Derhal8380/
Dorail8377/
Deriel8362/
Darail8336/
Derald8325/
Desral8318/
Deeral839/
Dheral838/
Dejral837/
Derral833/
Dearal832/
Deiral832/
Derael831/
Deralh831/
Derall831/
Djrail831/
Derile831/
Deroil831/
Dergil831/
Deralt830/
Detraille8011/
Dherasilp801/
Derayal77220/
Derreal7757/
Derault7736/
Dereuil7724/
Dereyal7723/
Derille7711/
Deralph779/
Derrald775/
Derréal774/
Deraule773/
Derijal771/
Derisil771/
Derrile771/
Dorrail771/
Darailh771/
Dereial771/
Dergahl771/
Dieraal771/
Dheralt771/
Derrall770/
Derriel770/
Doral731,532/
Derle731,086/
Daral73890/
Diral73168/
Dýral733/
Dyral731/
Déral731/
Derrayal71130/
Derhille71122/
D'Arailh7110/
Derehall7110/
Desrault715/
Detreall711/
Dearriel711/
Derrault711/
Derachel711/
Değeralp711/
Derriell710/
Detrault710/
Desrauld710/
Dharal671,600/
Deruel67624/
Dearle67389/
Dayral6797/
Dhoral6769/
Doiral6752/
Doğral6751/
Dorall6745/
Detreille6721/
Dhiral6719/
Derele6718/
Dorral6717/
Dergel6717/
Doroil6715/
Deroul6710/
Derleh6710/
Doreal679/
Dejralová676/
Dareal675/
Darhal675/
Darall674/
Dirall674/
Darral673/
Dirgal673/
Dioral673/
Doreil672/
Dyrahl672/
Dirgil672/
Daraul672/
Direal672/
Daralh672/
Deyrle671/
Daaral671/
Daraal671/
Darahl671/
Dehrle671/
Dareil671/
Dorhal671/
Dirale671/
Dérgal671/
Dairal671/
Desrachel671/
Deurreuil671/
Daroil671/
Drehal671/
Dairle671/
Derhel670/
Deryle670/
Dirile670/

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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 Derail
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