Desfarges Surname

448,561st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 759 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Desfarges Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desfarges Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France7501:88,56412,685
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
England11:55,718,059489,080
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England31:8,125,123158,686
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Desfarges Last Name Facts

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

Desfarges is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desfarges? popularity and diffusion

Desfarges is the 448,561st most commonly occurring family name on earth, held by approximately 1 in 9,601,510 people. The last name Desfarges is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Desfarges are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is borne by 750 people, or 1 in 88,564. In France Desfarges is mostly concentrated in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 48 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 28 percent live and Île-de-France, where 8 percent live. Without taking into account France this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in South Africa, where 1 percent live and Belgium, where 0 percent live.

Desfarges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Desfarges has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the surname declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desfargues9517/
Defarges94196/
Desfarge9455/
Desforges896,207/
Deffarges89215/
Defargues8965/
Defarge88391/
Desforge's843/
Dessforges842/
Desforgest841/
Deforges82528/
Desforge82148/
Deffarge82107/
Defforges7853/
Desforest788/
Desforets784/
Deuforges781/
Deforge752,782/
Defargy751/
Défarge751/
Defarce750/
Desforsses741/
Desforches741/
Defforge71311/
Depharge711/
Déforges711/
Defordge710/
Defourge710/
Desforêts671/
Defourget671/
Deforce63190/
Defarcy6345/
Déforge6312/
Deforche59554/
Deeforce591/
Deforza505/
Deforse501/

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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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  • 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 Desfarges
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