Duforest Surname

798,040th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 352 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
New Caledonia

Duforest Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Duforest Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3051:217,77933,834
New Caledonia311:8,9102,168
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
Belgium31:3,832,215117,288
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Duforest Last Name Facts

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

The last name Duforest has its highest incidence in France. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Duforest? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 798,040th most commonly used surname worldwide, borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 88 percent of Duforest live; 87 percent live in Western Europe and 87 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Duforest is most numerous in France, where it is carried by 305 people, or 1 in 217,779. In France it is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 39 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 28 percent are found and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 9 percent are found. Outside of France Duforest exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in New Caledonia, where 9 percent are found and Canada, where 2 percent are found.

Duforest Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Duforest has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Duforest surname contracted 33 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duforgest940/
Duforet93309/
Dufores932/
Duforets8888/
Dufouret881/
Dufoures881/
Diforest880/
Dufore86328/
Deuforges821/
Dufereast820/
Dufoure8024/
Duforez8020/
Duforêt8011/
Duforge800/
Dufauret7589/
Duffoire757/
Duffoure753/
Dufare71595/
Dufaure67736/
Doufare675/
Dufatre671/
Dufarie670/
Deufora670/
Duffaure6320/
Dufara573/
Dufary570/
Doufari5335/
Duphare5325/
Duffara531/
Duffary530/
Dhuphare501/

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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 Duforest
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