Du Fays Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Du Fays Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Du Fays Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Luxembourg21:290,2718,611

Du Fays Last Name Facts

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

Du Fays is held by more people in Belgium than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

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

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most commonly held family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 100 percent of Du Fays live; 100 percent live in Western Europe and 60 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Du Fays is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 3,832,215. In Belgium Du Fays is most numerous in: Walloon Region, where 100 percent are found. Besides Belgium Du Fays is found in one country. It also occurs in Luxembourg, where 40 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Du Fay9210/
Du Fa830/
Du Fayet8045/
Du Fau775/
Du Faÿ772/
Du Fey771/
Du Faux7121/
Du Faut711/
Du Fault6714/
Du Va671/
Du Feu62396/
Du Fou62101/
Du Fer622/
Du Fue620/
Du Vois571/
Du Ve5052/
Du Vé502/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Fays
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