Dunphey Surname

1,286,243rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 177 people bear this surname

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

Dunphey Surname Definition:

Ó Donnchadha A small Ossory sept unrelated to the O’Donoghues elsewhere. IF 123; Map Kilk

Dunphey Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1631:2,223,674139,425
England101:5,571,806158,774
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland151:295,32411,912
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States781:643,82942,510

Dunphey Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Ó Donnchadha A small Ossory sept unrelated to the O’Donoghues elsewhere. IF 123; Map Kilk

A Guide to Irish Names (1964) by Edward MacLysaght

Dunphey Last Name Facts

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

Dunphey is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of Dunphey.

How Common Is The Last Name Dunphey? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,286,243rd most commonly used surname world-wide It is held by approximately 1 in 41,172,576 people. This last name is primarily found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Dunphey are found; 92 percent are found in North America and 92 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Dunphey is most frequently held in The United States, where it is borne by 163 people, or 1 in 2,223,674. In The United States Dunphey is most frequent in: New Jersey, where 23 percent reside, Texas, where 12 percent reside and Michigan, where 12 percent reside. Excluding The United States this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in England, where 6 percent reside and Australia, where 2 percent reside.

Dunphey Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Dunphey has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Dunphey last name expanded 209 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 1,000 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Dunphey Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those holding the last name is primarily Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Dunphey surname are 29.55% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 76.32% registered to vote for the party.

Dunphey earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.85% more than the national average, earning $54,304 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dunphy9212,550/
Dunphe9275/
Dunpey920/
Dumphey869/
Dunphie868/
Dunphuy861/
Dunnphy860/
Donphey860/
Dunphay860/
Dunphee860/
Dunpy833/
Dunpe831/
Dunphfye800/
Dumphy77283/
Dunfey77187/
Dubhey7716/
Dunphi772/
Dunpet771/
Dumphe770/
Dunpay770/
Dumpey770/
Donphy770/
Dumphie7123/
Dunphat716/
Dhubhey715/
Dumphet715/
Dunphit713/
Dunfehy710/
Dumpfey710/
Daumphy710/
Dubey67222,812/
Dumpe671,013/
Duvey67536/
Donpe67136/
Dubhe67130/
Dunpa6777/
Dumpy6713/
Duvhe678/
Dunpi674/
Dunfe673/
Dubhy672/
Duhbe671/
Duhve671/
Dunfy670/

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