Dunfe Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Netherlands
Highest density in:
Netherlands

Dunfe Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Dunfe Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Dunfe (12) may also be a first name.

Dunfe Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunfe occurs in The Netherlands more than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. For other potential spellings of Dunfe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunfe? popularity and diffusion

Dunfe is the 10,311,814th most widespread last name on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. The last name Dunfe is predominantly found in Africa, where 33 percent of Dunfe are found; 33 percent are found in West Africa and 33 percent are found in Atlantic-Niger Africa. Dunfe is also the 3,306,491st most numerous first name on earth It is held by 12 people.

The last name is most frequent in The Netherlands, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 16,887,176. In The Netherlands Dunfe is most frequent in: North Holland, where 100 percent are found. Excluding The Netherlands this surname occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in Nigeria, where 33 percent are found and The United States, where 33 percent are found.

Dunfe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Dunfe has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Dunfe surname fell 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunfee912,772/
Dunfey91187/
Dunnfe911/
Dunfie911/
Dunfeu911/
Dunfer910/
Dunf89161/
Dunfehy830/
Deunf80174/
Dunfa806/
Dunfi801/
Dunfy800/
Donfe800/
Dunphe7375/
Deunff7360/
Donfee735/
Dounfa735/
Dunfoy734/
Dunfuy731/
Deunfa731/
Dumfee731/
Dumfie730/
Dumfer730/
Dunmpf730/
Dunfay730/
Dunehew67241/
Dunphey67177/
Dunb6715/
Dunphie678/
Dumf674/
Dunw673/
Dunv672/
Dhunfaa671/
Dumpfey670/
Dumffey670/
Dunphee670/
Donf670/

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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 Dunfe
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