Detour Surname

718,674th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 406 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Detour Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Detour Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2111:314,80047,893
United States1711:2,119,643134,411
Thailand81:8,829,793476,604
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Afghanistan21:16,076,59243,178
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States301:1,673,95687,330

The alternate forms: Détour (3) are calculated separately.

Detour Last Name Facts

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

Detour is more commonly found in France than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant: Détour. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Detour? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 718,674th most commonly held last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 17,949,620 people. The last name is predominantly found in Europe, where 53 percent of Detour live; 52 percent live in Western Europe and 51 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most frequent in France, where it is borne by 211 people, or 1 in 314,800. In France Detour is most frequent in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 57 percent reside, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 18 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 8 percent reside. Other than France this last name exists in 9 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 42 percent reside and Thailand, where 2 percent reside.

Detour Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Detour has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 570 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Detour Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Detour surname are 18.2% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 71.43% being registered with the political party.

Detour earn somewhat more than the average income. In United States they earn 12.36% more than the national average, earning $48,484 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Détour943/
Destour9282/
Deetour923/
Detoure922/
Deutour920/
Detor91190/
Detur916/
Dettoure864/
Detourre861/
Detthour860/
Destor831,298/
Detore83842/
Dettor83297/
Destur83112/
Dethor8346/
Deutor8331/
Dietor8314/
Deture8310/
Detoor839/
Deturt837/
Deator836/
Deitor833/
Detoir832/
Detorr832/
Ditour831/
Detoer831/
Deturh830/
Deetor830/
Detourová805/
Dethoor77839/
Dettore77729/
Detorre77203/
Destord7728/
Deatore778/
Desteur777/
Destort772/
Dechtor772/
Detoyer772/
Desture772/
Detuyar771/
Desstor771/
Destore771/
Desthor771/
Dethore771/
Dechtur771/
Dethorr770/
Deystor770/
Dethort770/
Detar731,053/
Dytor73182/
Ditor7375/
Ditur7329/
Dettorre71442/
D'Ettore71361/
Dethorre714/
Deettore714/
D'Etorre712/
Deetorre711/
Distor674,872/
D'Ettorre672,677/
Ditore67422/
Destar67182/
Dithor6776/
Detarr6743/
Detard6735/
Dittor6726/
Dettar6717/
Dethar6713/
Dehtar6710/
Dietheuer679/
Detier678/
Daitor676/
Detare674/
Dietar674/
Dittur671/
Duitor671/
Distur671/
Dituir671/
Detaar671/
Daytor671/
Detart671/
Detair671/
Detarh671/
Deutar670/
Deetar670/

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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
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Detour
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