Du Roy Surname

1,980,395th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 89 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Du Roy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Du Roy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium691:166,61822,787
France111:6,038,429280,838
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Du Roy Last Name Facts

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

Du Roy is more frequently found in Belgium than any other country or territory. It can appear as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of Du Roy.

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

This surname is the 1,980,395th most frequently held last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 81,882,538 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 94 percent of Du Roy reside; 91 percent reside in Western Europe and 88 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Du Roy is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is carried by 69 people, or 1 in 166,618. In Belgium Du Roy is most numerous in: Brussels Capital Region, where 93 percent are found, Flemish Region, where 4 percent are found and Walloon Region, where 3 percent are found. Besides Belgium this last name is found in 8 countries. It is also found in France, where 12 percent are found and The United States, where 4 percent are found.

Du Roy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Du Roy has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Du Roy surname increased 133 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Du Rooy921/
Du Ry9111/
Du Roi834/
Du Rey832/
Du Rio832/
Du Ray832/
Du Ross7726/
Du Roux771/
Du Ra731/
Du Ri731/
Du Rouet711/
Du Ree6711/
Du Rea671/
Du Rau671/
Du Rei671/
Du Rae671/
Du Reau62127/
Du-Ross623/
Du Rees622/
Du Rest621/
Du Reitz571/
Du-Ri551/

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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 Roy
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