Duffey Surname

51,744th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9,901 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Jersey

Duffey Surname Definition:

= Duffy, q.v.

Duffey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States8,4121:43,0885,286
England4731:117,79711,992
Australia2831:95,39110,845
Canada2091:176,29517,615
South Africa1761:307,82829,442
Switzerland841:97,77310,519
France641:1,037,855114,367
Uruguay571:60,2066,510
New Zealand201:226,41621,878
Ecuador191:837,15013,424
Wales181:171,91811,581
Argentina151:2,849,561122,961
Ireland141:336,35312,021
Scotland71:764,83125,488
Thailand61:11,773,058553,295
Brazil61:35,679,055486,536
Jersey51:19,8403,614
Singapore41:1,376,92628,409
Northern Ireland41:461,25916,615
Indonesia31:44,083,065698,220
Malaysia31:9,831,408269,765
Philippines21:50,619,112341,003
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Italy21:30,578,344160,757
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Trinidad and Tobago11:1,363,97522,013
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Portugal11:10,418,24125,048
Romania11:20,077,87089,414
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland7271:6,093981
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England9691:25,1553,474
Scotland951:39,4023,023
Guernsey61:5,443949
Wales51:313,68310,604
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,1821:15,7822,011

Duffey (69) may also be a first name.

Duffey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

= Duffy, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Probably D'Auffay, a small town in Normandy, on the Dieppe and Rouen railway. In H.R. Dofi.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Duffey Last Name Facts

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

Duffey is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of Duffey click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Duffey? popularity and diffusion

Duffey is the 51,744th most prevalent family name world-wide, held by approximately 1 in 736,041 people. It is primarily found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Duffey live; 87 percent live in North America and 87 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,171,416th most commonly held first name throughout the world. It is borne by 69 people.

This surname is most commonly occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 8,412 people, or 1 in 43,088. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Georgia, where 13 percent live, Texas, where 12 percent live and California, where 7 percent live. Excluding The United States Duffey is found in 36 countries. It is also common in England, where 5 percent live and Australia, where 3 percent live.

Duffey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Duffey has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Duffey surname expanded 264 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it fell 51 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Wales it expanded 360 percent between 1881 and 2014; in Ireland it fell 98 percent between 1901 and 2014 and in Scotland it fell 93 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Duffey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those carrying the Duffey last name is primarily Catholic (96%) in Ireland.

In The United States those bearing the Duffey last name are 17.98% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 64.75% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Duffey earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 91.41% more than the national average, earning R 454,872 per year; in United States they earn 3.74% more than the national average, earning $44,761 USD per year and in Canada they earn 12.9% more than the national average, earning $56,091 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duffiey921/
Duffeey920/
Duffeys920/
Duffy91115,556/
Dufey91974/
Duffe91647/
Duffahey860/
Duffie833,015/
Duffer831,525/
Duffee831,282/
Diffey831,160/
Duffet83479/
Duffes83434/
Duffay83238/
Dauffy83151/
Duffez83100/
Duffys8322/
Dduffy8319/
Dufeys833/
Duffeu833/
Douffy833/
Dufffy831/
Daufey831/
Duufey831/
Duvfey831/
Duffei831/
Duffoy831/
Duffyt831/
Duffiy830/
Dufeuy830/
Dusfey830/
Duiffy830/
Dufe80371/
Dufy80158/
Duffeyová801/
Duffett771,590/
Douffet77223/
Dauffer77169/
Dhuffer7716/
Dauffay779/
Duffech777/
Dufphey775/
Deuffeu772/
Deuffee771/
Douffeh771/
Douffay771/
Duffays771/
Duffees770/
Douffee770/
Dufie734,944/
Dufay733,438/
Dufeu731,668/
Duffi731,361/
Dufer73451/
Dufoe73374/
Dufes73139/
Diffy7383/
Dufet7383/
Doufe7369/
Dufee7356/
Diffe7348/
Duffa7335/
Dufei7326/
Duffé7315/
Dufez7311/
Dufée738/
Dufoy734/
Dufue733/
Daufy733/
Difey732/
Dufeh732/
Dusfy731/
Dufuy731/
Dudfe731/
Daufe731/
Dhufe731/
Duefy730/
Deufe730/
Duffayet7149/
Douffett713/
Duffau672,894/
Douffi67956/
Dufesh67719/
Diffee67717/
Dufays67615/
Duffis67370/
Duphey67292/
Diffie67202/
Dutfoy67135/
Dufeux6785/
Duffas6779/
Daufes6762/
Duffit6755/
Deuffa6755/
Deuffi6751/
Dufaye6742/
Dufech6733/
Dauffi6727/
Daufer6727/
Douffa6719/
Dufayt6717/
Diffay6712/
Dieffe676/
Duffou676/
Dufoye674/
Duffio674/
Doufie673/
Dufuya672/
Duffii672/
Duzfee671/
Duefee671/
Dufayi671/
Difeye671/
Dóffay671/
Düffer671/
Dufeiz671/
Duffat671/
Duffès671/
Doufei671/
Dufouy671/
Dufuoy670/
Doufee670/
Dutfee670/
Dieffy670/
Diffhy670/
Dufphy670/

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