Deroef Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Deroef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deroef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium241:479,02747,365
France21:33,211,361423,184
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Deroef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Deroef occurs in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Deroef? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 3,730,171st most commonly occurring surname in the world, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Deroef are found; 93 percent are found in Western Europe and 54 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most numerous in Belgium, where it is held by 24 people, or 1 in 479,027. In Belgium it is mostly found in: Walloon Region, where 54 percent live and Flemish Region, where 46 percent live. Excluding Belgium this surname is found in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 7 percent live and Indonesia, where 4 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Derhoef921/
Derhoeff861/
Dereef8364/
Derouf8361/
Deraef832/
Deroev831/
Derief831/
Deyref831/
Derrief771/
Derouew771/
Derhoof771/
Deereef770/
Derroof770/
Derow7312,391/
Derov73295/
Derev7357/
Djref731/
Deruf730/
Deareuff711/
Dereyuft711/
Deerow671,200/
Derrow67661/
Dieruf67122/
Dereev6769/
Derauf6760/
Deriev6760/
Doroev6755/
Deryev6737/
Dierov6729/
Detruf6718/
Deruff6714/
Daroev6713/
Dearov6711/
Dherow677/
Deroub674/
Deiruf673/
Derouw672/
Daerov672/
Derhow671/
Deraev671/
Deyrow671/
Diroev671/

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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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  • 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 Deroef
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