Duffew Surname

4,532,898th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 19 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
England

Duffew Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Duffew Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England171:3,277,533109,658
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Scotland31:1,247,73924,719

Duffew Last Name Facts

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

Duffew is found most frequently in England. It can also occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Duffew.

How Common Is The Last Name Duffew? popularity and diffusion

Duffew is the 4,532,898th most widely held family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 383,555,048 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Duffew reside; 95 percent reside in Northern Europe and 95 percent reside in British Isles.

The last name is most numerous in England, where it is held by 17 people, or 1 in 3,277,533. In England Duffew is most numerous in: North Yorkshire, where 82 percent reside, Durham, where 6 percent reside and Nottinghamshire, where 6 percent reside. Aside from England this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Scotland, where 5 percent reside and Spain, where 5 percent reside.

Duffew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Duffew has changed over time. In Scotland the number of people carrying the Duffew last name declined 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Duffiew920/
Duffef831/
Doufewe777/
Dufev734/
Dufif731/
Dufief67387/
Dufeva677/
Duffif671/
Dufayf671/

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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 Duffew
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