Desforges Surname
Approximately 6,207 people bear this surname
Desforges Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 3,243 | 1:20,482 | 2,364 |
| Canada | 1,668 | 1:22,090 | 3,027 |
| Haiti | 437 | 1:24,448 | 1,901 |
| United States | 399 | 1:908,418 | 68,362 |
| England | 357 | 1:156,073 | 14,751 |
| Dominican Republic | 23 | 1:453,606 | 14,824 |
| Belgium | 15 | 1:766,443 | 63,354 |
| Australia | 15 | 1:1,799,713 | 85,184 |
| Wales | 9 | 1:343,837 | 18,086 |
| Switzerland | 8 | 1:1,026,614 | 63,315 |
| Brazil | 7 | 1:30,582,047 | 441,004 |
| New Zealand | 6 | 1:754,720 | 41,661 |
| Saint Barthelemy | 4 | 1:2,404 | 44 |
| Spain | 3 | 1:15,584,012 | 120,866 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Panama | 1 | 1:3,912,258 | 17,195 |
| Qatar | 1 | 1:2,357,999 | 76,403 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Guernsey | 1 | 1:64,439 | 2,137 |
| Netherlands | 1 | 1:16,887,176 | 156,465 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Madagascar | 1 | 1:23,649,837 | 9,420 |
| Italy | 1 | 1:61,156,688 | 199,583 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 9 | 1:492,207 | 16,355 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 120 | 1:203,128 | 16,084 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 44 | 1:1,141,334 | 65,198 |
Desforges Demographics
Average Male Desforges Height
177.89 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Desforges Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Desforges Come From? nationality or country of origin
Desforges occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Desforges click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Desforges? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 78,684th most commonly held surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 1,174,085 people. The last name Desforges is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Desforges are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 52 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname is most numerous in France, where it is borne by 3,243 people, or 1 in 20,482. In France Desforges is most frequent in: Île-de-France, where 23 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 16 percent live and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 12 percent live. Other than France Desforges is found in 25 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 27 percent live and Haiti, where 7 percent live.
Desforges Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The incidence of Desforges has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Desforges surname increased 907 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 298 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Desforges Last Name Statistics demography
The religious adherence of those bearing the surname is chiefly Catholic (100%) in Ireland.
In The United States those bearing the Desforges surname are 14.77% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 68% registered with the political party.
The amount Desforges earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 11.53% more than the national average, earning $48,125 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.2% less than the national average, earning $43,623 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desforge's | 95 | 3 | / |
| Dessforges | 95 | 2 | / |
| Desforgest | 95 | 1 | / |
| Deforges | 94 | 528 | / |
| Desforge | 94 | 148 | / |
| Desfarges | 89 | 759 | / |
| Defforges | 89 | 53 | / |
| Desforest | 89 | 8 | / |
| Desforets | 89 | 4 | / |
| Deuforges | 89 | 1 | / |
| Deforge | 88 | 2,782 | / |
| Desfargues | 84 | 17 | / |
| Desforsses | 84 | 1 | / |
| Desforches | 84 | 1 | / |
| Defforge | 82 | 311 | / |
| Defarges | 82 | 196 | / |
| Desfarge | 82 | 55 | / |
| Déforges | 82 | 1 | / |
| Defordge | 82 | 0 | / |
| Defourge | 82 | 0 | / |
| Deffarges | 78 | 215 | / |
| Defargues | 78 | 65 | / |
| Desforêts | 78 | 1 | / |
| Defourget | 78 | 1 | / |
| Defarge | 75 | 391 | / |
| Deforce | 75 | 190 | / |
| Déforge | 75 | 12 | / |
| Deforse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Deforche | 71 | 554 | / |
| Deffarge | 71 | 107 | / |
| Deeforce | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deforza | 63 | 5 | / |
| Diforce | 63 | 1 | / |
| Défarge | 63 | 1 | / |
| Defargy | 63 | 1 | / |
| Defarce | 63 | 0 | / |
| Depharge | 59 | 1 | / |
| Defarcy | 50 | 45 | / |
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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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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Desforges
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