Dufek Surname

101,360th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,657 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Czechia
Highest density in:
Czechia

Dufek Surname User-submission:

This name comes from a derivative of the word dufat, which means 'to hope'.

Dufek Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Czechia2,5671:4,142420
United States1,2301:294,68227,291
Austria2511:33,9265,441
Slovakia1101:48,5139,303
Poland941:404,34843,186
Argentina831:514,98137,804
Hungary751:130,88412,125
Brazil651:3,293,45194,173
Germany311:2,596,950129,424
Serbia231:310,65015,551
Canada211:1,754,552114,935
England171:3,277,533109,658
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
Paraguay151:482,4506,463
Croatia141:302,04329,715
France131:5,109,440259,941
Switzerland111:746,62949,719
Netherlands51:3,377,435111,911
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Sweden21:4,923,378241,212
Ukraine21:22,761,348425,733
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States601:836,97851,589

Dufek Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This name comes from a derivative of the word dufat, which means 'to hope'.

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Dufek Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dufek (Arabic: دوفيك, Russian: Дуфек) is found most in Czechia. It may also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dufek? popularity and diffusion

It is the 101,360th most frequently held family name internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,564,858 people. It is predominantly found in Europe, where 69 percent of Dufek are found; 61 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 60 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The last name is most numerous in Czechia, where it is carried by 2,567 people, or 1 in 4,142. In Czechia Dufek is most prevalent in: South Moravian Region, where 23 percent live, Central Bohemian Region, where 14 percent live and Prague, where 12 percent live. Beside Czechia this last name occurs in 25 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 26 percent live and Austria, where 5 percent live.

Dufek Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dufek has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 2,050 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dufek Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dufek surname are 24.27% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 71.04% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Dufek earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 4.76% more than the national average, earning $45,204 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.99% more than the national average, earning $55,141 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duffek911,537/
Dufeck91146/
Dufeke911/
Duffeck83775/
Duffeke8331/
Duffeek831/
Dufecke831/
Dufex8012/
Dufik800/
Dufeková7797/
Duffecke7717/
Dufekova776/
Douffeck771/
Doufik73137/
Dufeix7333/
Duphek739/
Dufike732/
Duffex731/
Duffec731/
Dufick730/
Duffeková7154/
Duffekova712/
Dufkova6730/
Duffeix672/
Dufique671/
Duffick670/
Duffkova622/
Dufikova621/
Dufficks620/
Dufix6084/
Dufic601/
Dufoix55305/
Dufaix5587/
Duffic553/
Daufiq552/
Diefik551/
Deuffic5088/

Dufek Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Dufek in the Russian language
Дуфекdufek-
Dufek in the Arabic language
دوفيكdwfyk-

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