Durance Surname

331,528th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,116 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Jersey

Durance Surname Definition:

1 Enduring, Lasting [Latin durans] 2 for Durands or Durants, q.v.

Durance Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France3341:198,87030,934
United States3001:1,208,19685,916
England2041:273,12821,453
Canada1731:212,98020,593
Australia611:442,55234,724
Scotland171:314,93014,413
Qatar61:393,00055,922
Dominican Republic41:2,608,23320,941
Wales31:1,031,51134,732
Jersey31:33,0674,675
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Colombia11:47,774,07244,230
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1751:139,28812,604
Wales11:1,568,41619,290
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States661:760,88948,111

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.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Durance Last Name Facts

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

The last name Durance is more frequently found in France than any other country/territory. It can also be found as a variant:. Click here for other possible spellings of Durance.

How Common Is The Last Name Durance? popularity and diffusion

The surname Durance is the 331,528th most frequently held surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 6,530,059 people. The last name Durance occurs predominantly in Europe, where 50 percent of Durance are found; 35 percent are found in North America and 35 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 648,004th most commonly used first name throughout the world It is held by 196 people.

This surname is most widely held in France, where it is carried by 334 people, or 1 in 198,870. In France it is most numerous 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. Aside from France it is found in 20 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 27 percent are found and England, where 18 percent are found.

Durance Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Durance has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Durance last name expanded 455 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it expanded 117 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Wales it expanded 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% being registered with the 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

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durrance932,419/
Durancet9399/
Durancea9360/
Durancer9330/
Deurance9320/
Durancie936/
Durancead881/
Durrancee880/
Durange86128/
Durancy86108/
Dorance8643/
Duranci8611/
Duranje8610/
Duranke861/
Duranze861/
Duranca861/
Duranse860/
Duranch860/
Dorrance801,667/
Duranger8010/
Durrange808/
Durantge801/
Daurange801/
Ddorance801/
Durramce801/
Durans772,017/
Duranz777/
Durancois7528/
Duranquet752/
Duransier751/
Duroncier751/
Durranger751/
Duranques751/
Durrans71650/
Duranza71140/
Duranka7133/
Dorancy7126/
Durangi7124/
Durgans7123/
Dourans7122/
Duranzi7113/
Durains713/
Duranst713/
Doranca713/
Duranki712/
Duransd711/
Duransa711/
Durandshea711/
Duranji711/
Dutronchet711/
Durhans710/
Duransoy67201/
Dutroncy67116/
Durandzi6714/
Duranshi676/
Duransai671/
Dhuranky671/

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