Duplex Surname

725,073rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 401 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Peru

Duplex Surname Definition:

Probably refers neither to duplicity of character nor to a corporeal bulk of double proportions. It is most likely a French local name with the prefix Du.

Duplex Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1111:598,40379,437
Peru851:373,93112,435
United States821:4,420,231233,612
England551:1,013,05650,089
Australia331:818,05251,601
India91:85,229,487684,495
Cameroon71:2,967,010123,373
Brazil41:53,518,583632,670
Indonesia21:66,124,597756,638
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Liberia11:4,408,53547,110
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland121:369,15613,616
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England241:1,015,64040,589
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

The alternate forms: Dúplex (1) are calculated separately.

Duplex (1,199) may also be a first name.

Duplex Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

Probably refers neither to duplicity of character nor to a corporeal bulk of double proportions. It is most likely a French local name with the prefix Du.

Patronymica Britannica (1860) by Mark Antony Lower

Duplex Last Name Facts

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

The surname Duplex is found most frequently in France. It may appear as a variant: Dúplex. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Duplex? popularity and diffusion

The last name Duplex is the 725,073rd most commonly occurring last name globally It is held by approximately 1 in 18,173,431 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 43 percent of Duplex live; 28 percent live in Western Europe and 28 percent live in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 228,808th most frequently used given name in the world, borne by 1,199 people.

The surname Duplex is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 111 people, or 1 in 598,403. In France Duplex is most numerous in: Île-de-France, where 20 percent are found, Normandy, where 19 percent are found and Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 16 percent are found. Apart from France it exists in 21 countries. It also occurs in Peru, where 21 percent are found and The United States, where 20 percent are found.

Duplex Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Duplex has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Duplex surname expanded 820 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 229 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Duplex Last Name Statistics demography

The religious adherence of those bearing the Duplex last name is chiefly Catholic (92%) in Ireland.

In The United States Duplex are 25.96% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 72.73% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Duplex earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 42.95% less than the national average, earning S/. 11,059 per year and in United States they earn 31.17% more than the national average, earning $56,599 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dúplex941/
Dupleix92595/
Duplexe922/
Dupliex920/
Daupleix8622/
Duples8326/
Duplix838/
Duplez831/
Duplox831/
Duplec831/
Duplaix77983/
Duplech7760/
Duplice7748/
Dupleus7742/
Dupleac7717/
Dupless7713/
Dupleis776/
Duplese774/
Duplees770/
Duplise770/
Dupleich71149/
Duplease7170/
Duplesse7132/
Duplisse7126/
Dupleche718/
Dupleiss714/
Daupleij711/
Dupleese710/
Duplik67524/
Dauplaise67297/
Duplyk67271/
Dupelj67156/
Dupleichs6731/
Duplis6710/
Duplic676/
Duplesova671/
Duplekova671/
Duplij671/
Dauplisse670/

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