Dufournier Surname

1,017,412th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 249 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Dufournier Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dufournier Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France2331:285,07643,747
Spain51:9,350,407109,555
England31:18,572,686338,250
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Dufournier Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dufournier is held by more people in France than any other country or territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dufournier? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,017,412th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 29,267,253 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 97 percent of Dufournier live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 94 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname Dufournier is most frequently used in France, where it is borne by 233 people, or 1 in 285,076. In France Dufournier is most prevalent in: Centre-Val de Loire, where 46 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 32 percent are found and Normandy, where 6 percent are found. Barring France Dufournier exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Spain, where 2 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Du Fournier951/
Defournier9041/
de Fournier864/
Duvernier7441/
Defranier741/
de Franier701/
Tovernier634/
Davernier631/
de Vernier601/
Tavernier5314,212/
Taevernier5095/
Taverenier501/
Taverinier501/
Tavernnier501/

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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 Dufournier
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