Du-Bois Surname

3,730,171st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 28 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Puerto Rico
Highest density in:
Puerto Rico

Du-Bois Surname

For the meaning of this name, see: Du & Bois.

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Du-Bois Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Puerto Rico71:507,1633,435
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England41:13,929,515290,718
Peru31:10,594,70845,902
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
France11:66,422,722504,397
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Du-Bois Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Du-Bois Come From? nationality or country of origin

The surname Du-Bois occurs more in Puerto Rico more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of Du-Bois.

How Common Is The Last Name Du-Bois? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,730,171st most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 260,269,497 people. The surname Du-Bois occurs mostly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Du-Bois are found; 32 percent are found in Caribbean and 29 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

It is most commonly held in Puerto Rico, where it is borne by 7 people, or 1 in 507,163. In Puerto Rico it is most numerous in: Vieques, where 100 percent reside. Excluding Puerto Rico this last name exists in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 21 percent reside and England, where 14 percent reside.

Du-Bois Last Name Statistics demography

Du-Bois earn more than double the average income. In Peru they earn 192.49% more than the national average, earning S/. 56,700 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Du Bois862,719/
Du-Bose864/
Du Boise8019/
Du Boies800/
Du Bos7725/
Du-Bai771/
Du Boi771/
Du-Boc771/
Du Bis771/
Du Boisse751/
Du Bose71178/
Du Boys7162/
Du Bosc7130/
Du Bios716/
Du Boÿs715/
Du Buis713/
Du Boit712/
Du Vois711/
Du Bost710/
Du Boid710/
Du Boes710/
Du Bosch6711/
Du Boice670/
Du Bo670/

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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 Du-Bois
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