Desfontaines Surname
Approximately 2,185 people bear this surname
Desfontaines Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 2,000 | 1:33,211 | 4,032 |
| Australia | 89 | 1:303,322 | 26,493 |
| South Africa | 68 | 1:796,731 | 54,178 |
| Belgium | 9 | 1:1,277,405 | 87,318 |
| England | 9 | 1:6,190,895 | 170,599 |
| Haiti | 3 | 1:3,561,302 | 20,668 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| Dominican Republic | 1 | 1:10,432,932 | 36,508 |
| Saint Lucia | 1 | 1:178,781 | 3,800 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 4 | 1:6,093,842 | 135,151 |
Desfontaines Demographics
Average Desfontaines Salary in
South Africa
R 550,236
Per year
Average Salary in
South Africa
R 237,638
Per year
Desfontaines Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desfontaines Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Desfontaines is more frequently found in France than any other country or territory. It may occur as:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Desfontaines? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 192,671st most commonly occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 3,335,261 people. The last name Desfontaines occurs mostly in Europe, where 69 percent of Desfontaines live; 68 percent live in Western Europe and 68 percent live in Gallo-Europe.
This surname is most widespread in France, where it is held by 2,000 people, or 1 in 33,211. In France Desfontaines is mostly found in: Guadeloupe, where 25 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 23 percent are found and Hauts-de-France, where 18 percent are found. Not including France Desfontaines exists in 11 countries. It is also found in Australia, where 4 percent are found and South Africa, where 3 percent are found.
Desfontaines Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Desfontaines has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the last name expanded 225 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Desfontaines Last Name Statistics demography
Desfontaines earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 131.54% more than the national average, earning R 550,236 per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desfontaine | 96 | 828 | / |
| Defontaines | 96 | 98 | / |
| Deffontaines | 92 | 501 | / |
| Defontaine | 91 | 2,760 | / |
| Defontanes | 91 | 1 | / |
| Deffontaine | 87 | 344 | / |
| Défontaines | 87 | 1 | / |
| Desfonteynes | 83 | 5 | / |
| Défontaine | 82 | 15 | / |
| Defonteine | 82 | 1 | / |
| Defantaine | 82 | 1 | / |
| Desfanteynes | 75 | 1 | / |
| Defonteyne | 73 | 13 | / |
| Defonteney | 73 | 1 | / |
| Defonteny | 67 | 20 | / |
| Defontenay | 64 | 68 | / |
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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 Desfontaines
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