Durfee Surname

94,155th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,061 people bear this surname

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

Durfee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Durfee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States5,0361:71,9748,327
Canada101:3,684,559191,443
Australia31:8,998,567200,784
China21:683,660,78330,601
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
Peru11:31,784,12364,452
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Turkmenistan11:5,489,11211,427
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1,7401:28,8613,521

Durfee (16) may also be a first name.

Durfee Last Name Facts

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

Durfee occurs in The United States more than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Durfee? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 94,155th most prevalent surname in the world It is held by around 1 in 1,439,942 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 95 percent of Durfee are found; 95 percent are found in North America and 95 percent are found in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most numerous first name on earth, held by 16 people.

The surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 5,036 people, or 1 in 71,974. In The United States it is most frequent in: California, where 9 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 8 percent are found. Other than The United States this last name occurs in 11 countries. It is also common in Canada, where 0 percent are found and Australia, where 0 percent are found.

Durfee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Durfee has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Durfee surname expanded 289 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it expanded 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Durfee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Durfee surname are 9.73% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 56.5% being registered to vote for the party.

The amount Durfee earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 204.42% more than the national average, earning S/. 59,011 per year; in United States they earn 4.11% more than the national average, earning $44,923 USD per year and in Canada they earn 10.41% less than the national average, earning $44,512 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Durffee9223/
Durfeey920/
Durfe911/
Durfey831,413/
Durfer8326/
Dirfee834/
Dorfee831/
Durfie831/
Durfue830/
Durfes830/
Durffe830/
Dourfer7745/
Doorfee777/
Durfehy770/
Durffey770/
Dorfe73451/
Durfy73216/
Durfa73131/
Dourfaye71254/
Dorfey67282/
Dorfei6726/
Dourfa6710/
Dorfeu673/
Dorfeh671/
Dorfie671/
Dourffaye671/
Dorffe670/
Durffy670/
Durfay670/
Durphe670/

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Durfee Reference & Research

Durfee DNA Website - A web page dedicated to the genetic research of those who bear the surname and its variants.

Durie FamilyTree DNA Group - A group collating DNA test results for those who bear the surname, includes results of DNA tests and discussions.

Durfee FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

Durie FamilyTree DNA Project - A description of a group researching the paternal lines of men who bear the surname with the help of DNA analysis.

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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 Durfee
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis