Du Toit Surname

9,320th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 60,824 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Du Toit Surname Definition:

(1) “Of the Roof” in French. (2) Also used figuratively for a house.

Du Toit Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa60,7111:89277
Australia7001:38,5655,009
England6661:83,6619,219
Saudi Arabia4771:64,6879,689
New Zealand3231:14,0202,443
Namibia2091:11,5282,188
Canada1691:218,02121,041
United States1661:2,183,488137,532
Kenya811:570,12227,144
Botswana611:35,8517,015
Netherlands611:276,83934,217
Thailand451:1,569,741208,465
Singapore391:141,2236,278
Scotland381:140,8908,524
Sudan361:1,041,9503,038
Qatar251:94,32010,875
France221:3,019,215204,848
Guernsey221:2,929767
DR Congo211:3,518,075145,665
Switzerland181:456,27333,097
Germany181:4,472,526177,866
Iraq161:2,188,85319,343
Denmark151:376,31425,792
Belgium101:1,149,66482,403
Wales101:309,45316,869
Isle of Man101:8,5821,778
Angola91:2,998,8024,903
Ghana91:3,002,29911,581
Mozambique91:3,029,0632,946
Nigeria81:22,142,845310,552
Spain81:5,844,00486,878
Zimbabwe81:1,929,78092,581
Northern Ireland71:263,57711,625
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Finland61:916,11741,832
Sweden61:1,641,126116,183
Iceland51:76,0184,442
United Arab Emirates51:1,832,45558,414
Portugal41:2,604,56016,079
Sierra Leone41:1,772,408958
Zambia41:3,962,48038,524
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Swaziland41:324,550996
Ireland31:1,569,64617,286
South Korea31:17,080,0852,793
Guinea31:3,944,6062,522
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Hong Kong31:2,445,1619,595
Kazakhstan31:5,894,165166,702
Afghanistan31:10,717,72835,605
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653
China21:683,660,78330,601
Cyprus21:442,4389,493
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Lesotho11:2,032,55823,402
Yemen11:26,425,29455,147
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Liechtenstein11:38,3781,726
Madagascar11:23,649,8379,420
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Brunei11:418,7313,893
Malta11:430,2723,380
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
Gambia11:1,923,4511,043
Cayman Islands11:63,8932,384
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Egypt11:91,935,754132,737
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Seychelles11:92,3931,532
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Du Toit (77) may also be a first name.

Du Toit Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(1) “Of the Roof” in French. (2) Also used figuratively for a house.

South African Surnames (1965) by Eric Rosenthal

Du Toit Last Name Facts

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

The last name Du Toit is found most in South Africa. It may also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

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

Du Toit is the 9,320th most frequently occurring family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 119,814 people. It is predominantly found in Africa, where 101 percent of Du Toit reside; 100 percent reside in Southern Africa and 100 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Du Toit is also the 1,100,117th most frequently held first name at a global level, borne by 77 people.

The last name is most common in South Africa, where it is carried by 60,711 people, or 1 in 892. In South Africa it is most numerous in: Gauteng, where 31 percent reside, Western Cape, where 27 percent reside and Free State, where 7 percent reside. Other than South Africa Du Toit exists in 78 countries. It is also common in Australia, where 1 percent reside and England, where 1 percent reside.

Du Toit Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Du Toit has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Du Toit last name expanded 1,844 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Du Toit Last Name Statistics demography

The amount Du Toit earn in different countries varies significantly. In South Africa they earn 70.62% more than the national average, earning R 405,468 per year; in United States they earn 44.76% more than the national average, earning $62,464 USD per year and in Canada they earn 69.75% more than the national average, earning $84,335 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Du Thoit938/
Du Toitt931/
Du Tot922/
Du Toi921/
Du-Toit8615/
Du Tiot8614/
Du Tout865/
Du Toip861/
Du Tuit861/
Du Toie861/
Du Tai773/
Du Tta773/
Du Thi772/
Du Toy771/
Du Tiya715/
Du Thai711/
Du Ta677/
Du Thuy572/
Du Teau572/
Du They571/

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