Adefres Surname

228,343rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,775 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Adefres Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Adefres Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia1,7711:55,0805,737
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
Canada11:36,845,591464,108

Adefres (1,618) may also be a first name.

Adefres Last Name Facts

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

The surname Adefres is found in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Adefres? popularity and diffusion

It is the 228,343rd most commonly held last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 4,105,660 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 100 percent of Adefres reside; 100 percent reside in East Africa and 100 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 192,010th most prevalent forename globally, borne by 1,618 people.

It is most commonly used in Ethiopia, where it is held by 1,771 people, or 1 in 55,080. Without taking into account Ethiopia Adefres is found in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 0 percent reside and Australia, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Adefrese9313/
Adefre921/
Adefris869,547/
Adefrise804/
Audeffred750/
Audifre7118/
Odefrey714/
Audefroy67121/
Audifred6796/
Audefray6726/
Audifret672/
Godefrey671/
Audifrez671/
Gadefroy671/

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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 Adefres
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