Dufeu Surname

239,952nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,668 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Dufeu Surname Definition:

(French) Of the Beech-Tree [Dialectal French feu, fey, fay (French fay-ard), Latin fag-us, beech-tree]

Dufeu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1,4111:47,0756,062
Germany781:1,032,12170,345
England511:1,092,51152,584
Chile491:359,5209,978
Canada181:2,046,977128,463
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Scotland91:594,86921,724
Belgium81:1,437,08092,692
Switzerland71:1,173,27469,697
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
Sweden31:3,282,252190,759
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Tunisia11:610,62630,336
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Jersey71:7,4121,296
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States81:6,277,336262,771

Dufeu Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(French) Of the Beech-Tree [Dialectal French feu, fey, fay (French fay-ard), Latin fag-us, beech-tree]

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dufeu Last Name Facts

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

Dufeu occurs most in France. It may occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Dufeu click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dufeu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 239,952nd most widely held surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 4,369,032 people. Dufeu occurs predominantly in Europe, where 94 percent of Dufeu reside; 90 percent reside in Western Europe and 85 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Dufeu is most prevalent in France, where it is carried by 1,411 people, or 1 in 47,075. In France it is most frequent in: Brittany, where 27 percent reside, Pays de la Loire, where 25 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 18 percent reside. Outside of France Dufeu occurs in 19 countries. It is also found in Germany, where 5 percent reside and England, where 3 percent reside.

Dufeu Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dufeu has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 188 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dufeu Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dufeu last name are 21.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Dufeu earn in different countries varies markedly. In United States they earn 91.2% more than the national average, earning $82,500 USD per year and in Canada they earn 54.67% more than the national average, earning $76,846 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dufeux9185/
Dufeau9126/
Duffeu913/
Dufeuy910/
Dufu89883/
Dufe89371/
Duffeau8332/
Dufeult834/
Deuffeu832/
Deufeau830/
Dufau804,989/
Dufie804,944/
Dufey80974/
Duffe80647/
Dufer80451/
Dufoe80374/
Dufus80227/
Dufes80139/
Dufou8095/
Dufet8083/
Doufe8069/
Dufee8056/
Dufei8026/
Duffu8015/
Dufez8011/
Dufée808/
Difeu803/
Dufue803/
Dufeh802/
Dufut802/
Dufuy801/
Dudfe801/
Daufe801/
Dhufe801/
Dufui801/
Doufu801/
Deufe800/
Dufeault772/
Duffey739,901/
Duffus734,002/
Duffie733,015/
Duffau732,894/
Duffer731,525/
Duffee731,282/
Dufaux731,267/
Dufaud73985/
Dufaut73764/
Dufesh73719/
Duffet73479/
Duffes73434/
Duffez73100/
Daufes7362/
Doufou7361/
Dufaye7342/
Dufech7333/
Dufoux7328/
Daufer7327/
Duffou736/
Dufoye734/
Dufeys733/
Doufie733/
Dufuya732/
Dufuis732/
Dufust732/
Daufey731/
Duufey731/
Duvfey731/
Duzfee731/
Duefee731/
Duffei731/
Daufou731/
Doufau731/
Dufout731/
Dufult731/
Dufaus731/
Dufeiz731/
Duffhu731/
Doufei731/
Dufouy731/
Dufuoy730/
Doufee730/
Duifus730/
Dusfey730/
Dutfee730/
Dufous730/
Duffuo730/
Dufuss730/
Dufault674,465/
Duffett671,590/
Duffaut671,224/
Duffaud67969/
Douffet67223/
Dife67191/
Dauffer67169/
Dufy67158/
Dufi67149/
Dufa67119/
Daufouy67107/
Duffaux6769/
Duffoux6763/
Dufo6759/
Dufhaus6759/
Dufayet6746/
Douffou6717/
Dhuffer6716/
Duffech677/
Dufphey675/
Doufesh673/
Daufaud672/
Doufaye672/
Duffiey671/
Deuffee671/
Duuffus671/
Doufett671/
Douffeh671/
Doufoye671/
Daufaye671/
Doufiye671/
Doudfou671/
Doufeed671/
Dufoyes670/
Duffeey670/
Deufess670/
Duffeys670/
Duffous670/
Dufauth670/
Duffees670/
Douffee670/
Dufuiss670/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dufeu
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