Dufonteny Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Belgium

Dufonteny Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Dufonteny 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
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
France11:66,422,722504,397

Dufonteny Last Name Facts

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

Dufonteny is found in Belgium more than any other country/territory. It may be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Dufonteny click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dufonteny? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,723,624th most common surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. The surname Dufonteny occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Dufonteny are found; 100 percent are found in Western Europe and 100 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently used in Belgium, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 1,642,378. In Belgium Dufonteny is primarily found in: Brussels Capital Region, where 100 percent are found. Aside from Belgium this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in France, where 13 percent are found.

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
Defonteny8920/
Defontenay8468/
Defonteney841/
de Fontenay80366/
de Fonteney803/
De-Fontenay801/
Dofontien7824/
Defonteyne7413/
Defonteine741/
de Fontein741/
de Fonteyn741/
Doffontien741/
Dofonetien741/
Du Fontenioux7326/
Du Fonteniaux731/
Dafonton71120/
Defontan711/
Defontin710/
de Fonteyne7012/
Duffontaine701/
Dafounteine700/
Dahfonton6711/
Dfountain675/
de Fonton673/
Daafonton673/
Diafontan671/
Dieufontaine671/
Daffonton671/
Defontown671/
de Fontan671/
Defontain671/
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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 Dufonteny
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