Desfours Surname

1,085,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 227 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Desfours Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Desfours Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2251:295,21245,187
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539

Desfours Last Name Facts

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

Desfours is found in France more than any other country/territory. It can occur as:. For other possible spellings of Desfours click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Desfours? popularity and diffusion

The surname Desfours is the 1,085,744th most common last name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 32,103,727 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Desfours are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Desfours is most commonly held in France, where it is carried by 225 people, or 1 in 295,212. In France Desfours is most common in: Occitanie, where 56 percent are found, Grand Est, where 15 percent are found and Île-de-France, where 8 percent are found. Beside France Desfours occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 0 percent are found and Belgium, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defours93262/
Defors8623/
Defurs860/
Desfoyers8223/
Ådefors8012/
Dejfors805/
Disfors802/
Deforse801/
Deforst800/
Defeuers752/
Defforst751/
Deforrst750/
Defars7114/
Deforce67190/
Defiers671/
Deforche63554/
Deeforce631/
Diforce531/
Defarce530/

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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 Desfours
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