Dunfoy Surname
Approximately 4 people bear this surname
Dunfoy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 2 | 1:27,859,030 | 389,889 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 8 | 1:553,733 | 17,655 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 9 | 1:2,708,374 | 73,770 |
| Scotland | 1 | 1:3,743,216 | 32,299 |
Dunfoy Demographics
Dunfoy Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Religious Adherence
in Ireland
Dunfoy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dunfoy Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Dunfoy is borne by more people in England than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dunfoy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 8,968,613th most widely held family name on earth, borne by around 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Dunfoy reside; 50 percent reside in Northern Europe and 50 percent reside in British Isles.
The last name Dunfoy is most commonly occurring in England, where it is borne by 2 people, or 1 in 27,859,030. In England it is most numerous in: East Sussex, where 50 percent live and West Midlands, where 50 percent live. Not including England it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in New Zealand, where 25 percent live and Spain, where 25 percent live.
Dunfoy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Dunfoy has changed through the years. In England the number of people who held the Dunfoy last name declined 78 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Dunfoy Last Name Statistics demography
The religious devotion of those holding the Dunfoy last name is chiefly Catholic (88%) in Ireland.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dunfo | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dunfy | 91 | 0 | / |
| Dunfey | 83 | 187 | / |
| Dounfo | 83 | 2 | / |
| Dunfuy | 83 | 1 | / |
| Dunfay | 83 | 0 | / |
| Dunfehy | 77 | 0 | / |
| Donfo | 73 | 56 | / |
| Dunfa | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dunfe | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dunfi | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dumfy | 73 | 0 | / |
| Dounfoue | 71 | 2 | / |
| Dunphfye | 71 | 0 | / |
| Dunphy | 67 | 12,550 | / |
| Dunfee | 67 | 2,772 | / |
| Dounfa | 67 | 5 | / |
| Dumfiy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Doumfoyap | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deunfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dunnfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dunfie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dunfeu | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dumfod | 67 | 1 | / |
| Donnfy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Dunfer | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Dunfoy
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