Dufant Surname

970,883rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 267 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Dufant Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dufant Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2611:254,49339,305
Haiti41:2,670,97716,453
Switzerland21:4,106,458122,336
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Dufant Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dufant is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dufant? popularity and diffusion

The surname Dufant is the 970,883rd most commonly held surname on earth, borne by around 1 in 27,294,179 people. This surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 99 percent of Dufant live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 261 people, or 1 in 254,493. In France it is most common in: Grand Est, where 54 percent reside, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 15 percent reside and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 8 percent reside. Aside from France it occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in Haiti, where 1 percent reside and Switzerland, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duffant929/
Dufante921/
Dufan9158/
Duffante861/
Dufont8397/
Dufane8378/
Difant8335/
Duffan8327/
Dufand8315/
Dufain8314/
Dufang8312/
Dufajn837/
Doufan834/
Dufaan832/
Dufgan831/
Dusfan830/
Doufang7756/
Doufand7739/
Duffand7725/
Doufane777/
Duffain776/
Duphant772/
Dufaine771/
Dufasne771/
Dufhane771/
Duffang770/
Dufon73153/
Dauphant71467/
Hdoufane71239/
Douffand715/
Deufhane711/
Dufanova711/
Duffaine711/
Dufond67338/
Doofan67104/
Duffon6742/
Difand6734/
Dufoin6727/
Doufangue671/
Doefan671/
Dhufam671/
Daufon671/
Duvahn670/
Dufone670/

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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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  • 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 Dufant
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