Dufont Surname

1,882,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 97 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Grenada

Dufont Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dufont Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France391:1,703,147154,208
Grenada231:4,719595
United States221:16,475,406557,260
Trinidad and Tobago81:170,4978,814
England21:27,859,030389,889
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Dufont Last Name Facts

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

The last name Dufont is more commonly found in France than any other country/territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dufont? popularity and diffusion

It is the 1,882,912th most common surname on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 75,129,339 people. It is predominantly found in The Americas, where 57 percent of Dufont live; 40 percent live in Western Europe and 40 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most widely held in France, where it is borne by 39 people, or 1 in 1,703,147. In France Dufont is mostly concentrated in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 72 percent live, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent live and Hauts-de-France, where 5 percent live. Other than France it occurs in 7 countries. It is also common in Grenada, where 24 percent live and The United States, where 23 percent live.

Dufont Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Dufont has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dufont surname increased 147 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dufont Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dufont surname are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 80% being registered to vote for the political party.

Dufont earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.77% less than the national average, earning $38,500 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dufon91153/
Dufond83338/
Dufant83267/
Duffon8342/
Dufoin8327/
Daufon831/
Dufone830/
Dufoing7728/
Duffond7717/
Duffant779/
Douffon778/
Doufoun772/
Dufante771/
Duffone771/
Doufong771/
Duphont770/
Dufoind770/
Dufan7358/
Dufom730/
Duffante711/
Duffoind711/
Dufane6778/
Difant6735/
Duffan6727/
Dufand6715/
Dufang6712/
Doufan674/
Dufaan672/
Dufgan671/
Dowfon671/
Douffoune671/
Duphon670/
Dusfan670/

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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
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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 Dufont
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