Durance Surname
Approximately 1,116 people bear this surname
Durance Surname Definition:
1 Enduring, Lasting [Latin durans] 2 for Durands or Durants, q.v.
Durance Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 334 | 1:198,870 | 30,934 |
| United States | 300 | 1:1,208,196 | 85,916 |
| England | 204 | 1:273,128 | 21,453 |
| Canada | 173 | 1:212,980 | 20,593 |
| Australia | 61 | 1:442,552 | 34,724 |
| Scotland | 17 | 1:314,930 | 14,413 |
| Qatar | 6 | 1:393,000 | 55,922 |
| Dominican Republic | 4 | 1:2,608,233 | 20,941 |
| Wales | 3 | 1:1,031,511 | 34,732 |
| Jersey | 3 | 1:33,067 | 4,675 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Thailand | 1 | 1:70,638,345 | 1,175,915 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| Ivory Coast | 1 | 1:23,071,232 | 76,679 |
| Hong Kong | 1 | 1:7,335,483 | 16,643 |
| Denmark | 1 | 1:5,644,715 | 93,155 |
| Cuba | 1 | 1:11,522,716 | 17,380 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1:47,774,072 | 44,230 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 175 | 1:139,288 | 12,604 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 66 | 1:760,889 | 48,111 |
Durance (196) may also be a first name.
Durance Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
1 Enduring, Lasting [Latin durans] 2 for Durands or Durants, q.v.
Durance Demographics
Durance Political Affiliation
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Durance Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Durance Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Durance occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Durance? popularity and diffusion
This last name is the 331,528th most frequently occurring last name world-wide, borne by approximately 1 in 6,530,059 people. The last name Durance is mostly found in Europe, where 50 percent of Durance live; 35 percent live in North America and 35 percent live in Anglo-North America. Durance is also the 648,004th most frequent forename globally It is held by 196 people.
Durance is most prevalent in France, where it is held by 334 people, or 1 in 198,870. In France it is mostly found in: Pays de la Loire, where 67 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 15 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent are found. Other than France Durance occurs in 20 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 27 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.
Durance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The occurrence of Durance has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Durance surname increased 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it increased 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it increased 300 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Durance Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Durance surname are 6.68% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 53.45% registered with the political party.
The amount Durance earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 6.21% less than the national average, earning $40,468 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.37% more than the national average, earning $52,351 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Durrance | 93 | 2,419 | / |
| Durancet | 93 | 99 | / |
| Durancea | 93 | 60 | / |
| Durancer | 93 | 30 | / |
| Deurance | 93 | 20 | / |
| Durancie | 93 | 6 | / |
| Durancead | 88 | 1 | / |
| Durrancee | 88 | 0 | / |
| Durange | 86 | 128 | / |
| Durancy | 86 | 108 | / |
| Dorance | 86 | 43 | / |
| Duranci | 86 | 11 | / |
| Duranje | 86 | 10 | / |
| Duranke | 86 | 1 | / |
| Duranze | 86 | 1 | / |
| Duranca | 86 | 1 | / |
| Duranse | 86 | 0 | / |
| Duranch | 86 | 0 | / |
| Dorrance | 80 | 1,667 | / |
| Duranger | 80 | 10 | / |
| Durrange | 80 | 8 | / |
| Durantge | 80 | 1 | / |
| Daurange | 80 | 1 | / |
| Ddorance | 80 | 1 | / |
| Durramce | 80 | 1 | / |
| Durans | 77 | 2,017 | / |
| Duranz | 77 | 7 | / |
| Durancois | 75 | 28 | / |
| Duranquet | 75 | 2 | / |
| Duransier | 75 | 1 | / |
| Duroncier | 75 | 1 | / |
| Durranger | 75 | 1 | / |
| Duranques | 75 | 1 | / |
| Durrans | 71 | 650 | / |
| Duranza | 71 | 140 | / |
| Duranka | 71 | 33 | / |
| Dorancy | 71 | 26 | / |
| Durangi | 71 | 24 | / |
| Durgans | 71 | 23 | / |
| Dourans | 71 | 22 | / |
| Duranzi | 71 | 13 | / |
| Durains | 71 | 3 | / |
| Duranst | 71 | 3 | / |
| Doranca | 71 | 3 | / |
| Duranki | 71 | 2 | / |
| Duransd | 71 | 1 | / |
| Duransa | 71 | 1 | / |
| Durandshea | 71 | 1 | / |
| Duranji | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dutronchet | 71 | 1 | / |
| Durhans | 71 | 0 | / |
| Duransoy | 67 | 201 | / |
| Dutroncy | 67 | 116 | / |
| Durandzi | 67 | 14 | / |
| Duranshi | 67 | 6 | / |
| Duransai | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhuranky | 67 | 1 | / |
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