Doef Surname

1,755,741st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 109 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Doef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Doef Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands551:307,04036,360
Canada441:837,40065,151
South Africa41:13,544,426222,367
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Doef Last Name Facts

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

The surname Doef is more commonly found in The Netherlands than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Doef? popularity and diffusion

Doef is the 1,755,741st most commonly held surname at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 66,858,219 people. This surname is primarily found in Europe, where 52 percent of Doef are found; 52 percent are found in Western Europe and 51 percent are found in Germanic Europe.

The last name is most commonly held in The Netherlands, where it is borne by 55 people, or 1 in 307,040. In The Netherlands it is most numerous in: North Holland, where 49 percent reside, South Holland, where 20 percent reside and Flevoland, where 15 percent reside. Beside The Netherlands this surname is found in 7 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 40 percent reside and South Africa, where 4 percent reside.

Doef Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Doef has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Doef Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Doef earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 44.21% less than the national average, earning R 132,576 per year and in Canada they earn 13.38% less than the national average, earning $43,037 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Doeff8940/
Dhouef8012/
Doujef801/
Doesff801/
Deif7512,089/
Dief753,558/
Doev751,781/
Deef751,742/
Daef75964/
Douf7580/
Doof7569/
Deaf7521/
Deuf7516/
Doif7515/
Doyf755/
Deyf754/
Doew753/
Dyef752/
Duef751/
Dojf751/
Dovf751/
Dowf751/
Daief67594/
Dhoof67247/
Dayef67195/
Deuff67149/
Doufe6769/
Deift6769/
Deife6735/
Douff6719/
Deyaf6716/
Douif6713/
Dhief6712/
Doueb679/
Doiev678/
Doyev678/
Deeff678/
Dhoif677/
Doofe676/
Doyfe675/
Doaif674/
Doift674/
Dheif673/
Deyfe672/
Doeph672/
Daeff672/
Dejef672/
Dohev671/
Dieff671/
Deafe671/
Deiaf671/
Deief671/
Deifh671/
Duiof671/
Deupf671/
Deivf671/
Dioyf671/
Dawef671/
Dyeff671/
Douev671/
Deaft670/
Deahf670/
Deufe670/
Deaff670/

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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 Doef
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