Dufke Surname

794,916th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 354 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Denmark

Dufke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dufke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1831:439,92139,335
Denmark781:72,3687,171
Poland681:558,95252,372
Sweden111:895,16066,831
Czechia61:1,772,245105,647
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Zambia11:15,849,92253,989
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

The alternate forms: Düfke (17) are calculated separately.

Dufke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dufke occurs more in Germany more than any other country or territory. It may appear as: Düfke. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dufke? popularity and diffusion

Dufke is the 794,916th most frequent family name internationally It is held by around 1 in 20,586,288 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 99 percent of Dufke live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Germanic Europe.

The surname Dufke is most commonly used in Germany, where it is held by 183 people, or 1 in 439,921. In Germany it is mostly concentrated in: North Rhine-Westphalia, where 22 percent reside, Baden-Württemberg, where 17 percent reside and Brandenburg, where 16 percent reside. Outside of Germany Dufke is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Denmark, where 22 percent reside and Poland, where 19 percent reside.

Dufke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Dufke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dufke surname decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Düfke9317/
Duffke9144/
Dufkey910/
Dufåker8319/
Dubke80437/
Dufka80381/
Dufki8015/
Dufck803/
Duifk801/
Duwke801/
Dufky801/
Diefke7334/
Dufkis7330/
Duffka7319/
Doefke7310/
Duffck734/
Duwker731/
Dufková672,908/
Dufkova6730/
Duvåker676/
Duvk671/
Dufq671/
Dubk671/
Duwk670/
Doefcke670/

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