Du Fay Surname

6,063,924th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 10 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Du Fay Surname Definition:

(French), of the Beech. de la Fayette, of the Little beech plantation.

Du Fay Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297

The alternate forms: Du Faÿ (2) are calculated separately.

Du Fay Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French), of the Beech. de la Fayette, of the Little beech plantation.

Surnames (1857) by Bernard Homer Dixon

Du Fay Last Name Facts

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

Du Fay occurs in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant: Du Faÿ. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Du Fay? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 6,063,924th most frequently used family name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 728,754,592 people. The surname Du Fay is primarily found in Europe, where 60 percent of Du Fay are found; 30 percent are found in North America and 30 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 3 people, or 1 in 120,819,644. In The United States Du Fay is primarily found in: California, where 33 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 33 percent are found and Wisconsin, where 33 percent are found. Outside of The United States this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in England, where 20 percent are found and France, where 20 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Du Faÿ942/
Du Fays925/
Du Fa910/
Du Fayet8645/
Du Fau835/
Du Fey831/
Du Faux7721/
Du Faut771/
Du Va731/
Du Fault7114/
Du Feu67396/
Du Fou67101/
Du Fer672/
Du Fue670/
Du Ve5552/
Du Vé552/
Du-Feu5051/
Du Phi501/
Du-Vey501/

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