Dufty Surname

197,721st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,117 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Australia
Highest density in:
Guernsey

Dufty Surname Definition:

For Doughty, q.v.

Dufty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Australia1,0941:24,6763,370
England3281:169,87215,639
United States2481:1,461,528100,066
New Zealand1821:24,8814,349
Canada1091:338,03330,736
Wales691:44,8484,288
Guernsey221:2,929767
Thailand221:3,210,834301,565
Northern Ireland201:92,2525,957
Jersey101:9,9202,003
Scotland21:2,676,90851,579
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
France21:33,211,361423,184
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Qatar11:2,357,99976,403
Cyprus11:884,87613,055
Zimbabwe11:15,438,240133,260
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England2051:118,90411,373
Scotland11:3,743,21632,299
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States491:1,024,87160,160

Dufty Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

For Doughty, q.v.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Dufty Last Name Facts

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

Dufty is most common in Australia. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Dufty? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 197,721st most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 3,442,393 people. This surname is primarily found in Oceania, where 60 percent of Dufty live; 60 percent live in Australasia and 60 percent live in Australia and New Zealand.

This surname is most commonly held in Australia, where it is held by 1,094 people, or 1 in 24,676. In Australia Dufty is most numerous in: Victoria, where 53 percent reside, New South Wales, where 30 percent reside and Queensland, where 11 percent reside. Beside Australia this surname exists in 18 countries. It also occurs in England, where 15 percent reside and The United States, where 12 percent reside.

Dufty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dufty has changed over time. In England the number of people carrying the Dufty surname increased 160 percent between 1881 and 2014; in The United States it increased 506 percent between 1880 and 2014; in Wales it increased 6,900 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it increased 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dufty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Dufty last name are 7.38% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 60.61% registered with the party.

The amount Dufty earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 18.61% more than the national average, earning $51,179 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.47% more than the national average, earning $55,382 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Duffty9189/
Duftty911/
Duftys911/
Duftey910/
Dufta8043/
Duvty801/
Dufter73306/
Doufta7316/
Dhufte731/
Dusfhti671/
Daufter671/
Doubhty671/
Dowty601,563/
Duwte601/
Dubhte554/
Dowtey551/
Dauvter503/
Dhubhte501/
Deubtei501/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Dufty
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