Dunfey Surname

1,239,697th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 187 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Dunfey Surname Definition:

(Irish) Grandson of Donnchadh (brown warrior).

Dunfey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1701:2,132,111135,040
England141:3,979,861125,553
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States351:1,434,82077,606

Dunfey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

(Irish) Grandson of Donnchadh (brown warrior).

Dictionary of American Family Names (1956) by Elsdon Coles Smith

Dunfey Last Name Facts

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

The surname Dunfey is held by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunfey? popularity and diffusion

Dunfey is the 1,239,697th most frequent family name worldwide. It is borne by around 1 in 38,970,834 people. This last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 88 percent of Dunfey live; 88 percent live in North America and 88 percent live in Anglo-North America.

It is most common in The United States, where it is carried by 170 people, or 1 in 2,132,111. In The United States it is mostly found in: Massachusetts, where 34 percent live, New Hampshire, where 24 percent live and Maine, where 14 percent live. Outside of The United States Dunfey is found in 4 countries. It also occurs in England, where 7 percent live and The Netherlands, where 1 percent live.

Dunfey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dunfey has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 486 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Dunfey Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Dunfey surname are 19.98% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 73.21% being registered to vote for the party.

Dunfey earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 2.84% more than the national average, earning $44,376 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunfehy920/
Dunfe913/
Dunfy910/
Dunfee832,772/
Dunfoy834/
Dunnfe831/
Dunfuy831/
Dunfie831/
Dunfeu831/
Dunfay830/
Dunfer830/
Dunphey77177/
Dumpfey770/
Dumffey770/
Dunfa736/
Dunfi731/
Dumfy730/
Donfe730/
Dounfoue712/
Dunphfye710/
Dunphy6712,550/
Dunphe6775/
Donfeu6721/
Dounfa675/
Donfee675/
Dumfiy671/
Deunfa671/
Dumfee671/
Dumfie670/
Donnfy670/
Dumfer670/

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Footnotes

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