Desforge Surname

1,447,279th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 148 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Desforge Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desforge Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States771:4,707,259244,676
Canada311:1,188,56786,017
France311:2,142,668174,004
England51:11,143,612252,590
Haiti21:5,341,95421,336
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England71:3,482,19689,582

Desforge Last Name Facts

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

The surname Desforge is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Desforge? popularity and diffusion

Desforge is the 1,447,279th most frequently held last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 49,240,175 people. The surname is primarily found in The Americas, where 72 percent of Desforge live; 70 percent live in North America and 66 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 77 people, or 1 in 4,707,259. In The United States Desforge is primarily concentrated in: Massachusetts, where 30 percent live, Wisconsin, where 23 percent live and New York, where 16 percent live. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 6 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 21 percent live and France, where 21 percent live.

Desforge Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Desforge has changed through the years. In England the share of the population with the surname decreased 29 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Desforge Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Desforge are 21.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Desforge earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 46.96% more than the national average, earning $63,412 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.58% less than the national average, earning $44,428 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Desforges946,207/
Deforge932,782/
Desfore930/
Desforge's893/
Dessforges892/
Desforgest891/
Deforges88528/
Defforge88311/
Desfarge8855/
Desforet8823/
Defordge880/
Defourge880/
Desfarges82759/
Defforges8253/
Desforest828/
Desforets824/
Defourget821/
Defarge80391/
Deforce80190/
Desfori8026/
Déforge8012/
Deforse801/
Desfargues7817/
Desforsses781/
Desforches781/
Deforche75554/
Defarges75196/
Deffarge75107/
Déforges751/
Deeforce751/
Deffarges71215/
Defargues7165/
Desforêts711/
Desfara6716/
Desfari6711/
Deforza675/
Diforce671/
Défarge671/
Defargy671/
Defarce670/
Depharge631/
Defarcy5345/

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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 Desforge
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