Dufner Surname

151,057th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,917 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Liechtenstein

Dufner Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dufner Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1,7601:45,7426,001
United States9181:394,83534,638
Switzerland771:106,66111,226
France651:1,021,888113,182
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Hungary291:338,49224,545
Spain61:7,792,006100,283
Liechtenstein61:6,396809
Thailand51:14,127,669603,945
England41:13,929,515290,718
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
Denmark21:2,822,35876,882
Bulgaria21:3,489,45264,958
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Greece11:11,079,790145,225
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Costa Rica11:4,780,06913,345
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland11:4,429,86640,727
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States951:528,61836,719

The alternate forms: Düfner (1) are calculated separately.

Dufner Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dufner occurs most in Germany. It can be rendered as: Düfner. For other possible spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dufner? popularity and diffusion

It is the 151,057th most numerous surname globally, held by around 1 in 2,498,302 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Europe, where 67 percent of Dufner reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 63 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

The last name Dufner is most prevalent in Germany, where it is carried by 1,760 people, or 1 in 45,742. In Germany Dufner is most frequent in: Baden-Württemberg, where 84 percent are found, Bavaria, where 3 percent are found and Hesse, where 3 percent are found. Aside from Germany this last name occurs in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 31 percent are found and Switzerland, where 3 percent are found.

Dufner Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dufner has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 966 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it contracted 50 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dufner Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dufner surname are 12.53% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 59.3% being registered with the party.

Dufner earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 17.28% more than the national average, earning $50,604 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Düfner941/
Duffner922,451/
Dufnerr9260/
Deufner923/
Dueffner860/
Duffne833/
Dufney833/
Dufnez832/
Dufnre831/
Dufnee830/
Dufnea830/
Duffney77734/
Diffner7784/
Diefner770/
Deufnerová753/
Dufni731/
Doepfner7176/
Douphner7127/
Doeffner710/
Duffny672/
Doufienne671/
Duphney6214/
Dauphne622/
Dauphney5772/
Dauphnee571/
Dauphinne534/

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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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  • 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 Dufner
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