Def Surname
Approximately 234 people bear this surname
Def Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mauritania | 169 | 1:24,230 | 2,116 |
| New Caledonia | 16 | 1:17,264 | 4,719 |
| Taiwan | 12 | 1:1,953,729 | 12,642 |
| France | 10 | 1:6,642,272 | 293,169 |
| South Sudan | 4 | 1:2,853,769 | 1,758 |
| Singapore | 4 | 1:1,376,926 | 28,409 |
| Brazil | 3 | 1:71,358,111 | 770,017 |
| Iran | 3 | 1:25,594,175 | 224,183 |
| Malaysia | 3 | 1:9,831,408 | 269,765 |
| Afghanistan | 2 | 1:16,076,592 | 43,178 |
| Poland | 1 | 1:38,008,749 | 231,653 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Morocco | 1 | 1:34,476,099 | 111,471 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| China | 1 | 1:1,367,321,566 | 51,149 |
| Burkina Faso | 1 | 1:18,352,100 | 30,051 |
| Algeria | 1 | 1:38,631,551 | 130,422 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
Def (412) may also be a first name.
Def Demographics
Average Def Salary in
England
£24,200
Per year
Average Salary in
England
£26,976
Per year
Def Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Def Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Def (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻑ, Russian: Деф) occurs in Mauritania more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Def? popularity and diffusion
The surname Def is the 1,064,392nd most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 76 percent of Def are found; 74 percent are found in West Africa and 72 percent are found in Senegambia Africa. It is also the 423,803rd most widely held first name globally, borne by 412 people.
It is most frequently occurring in Mauritania, where it is carried by 169 people, or 1 in 24,230. In Mauritania Def is most numerous in: Assaba Region, where 22 percent reside, Tagant Region, where 18 percent reside and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 17 percent reside. Besides Mauritania this last name exists in 17 countries. It also occurs in New Caledonia, where 7 percent reside and Taiwan, where 5 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deif | 86 | 12,089 | / |
| Dief | 86 | 3,558 | / |
| Deef | 86 | 1,742 | / |
| Defe | 86 | 668 | / |
| Deff | 86 | 124 | / |
| Deft | 86 | 31 | / |
| Deaf | 86 | 21 | / |
| Deuf | 86 | 16 | / |
| Deyf | 86 | 4 | / |
| Defs | 86 | 3 | / |
| Ddef | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dewf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Devf | 86 | 2 | / |
| Dehf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Defp | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dezf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Desf | 86 | 1 | / |
| Deffe | 75 | 207 | / |
| Deuff | 75 | 149 | / |
| Deift | 75 | 69 | / |
| Deife | 75 | 35 | / |
| Dhief | 75 | 12 | / |
| Dhefe | 75 | 12 | / |
| Deeff | 75 | 8 | / |
| Dheif | 75 | 3 | / |
| Dehef | 75 | 3 | / |
| Deefe | 75 | 3 | / |
| Desfe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Deyfe | 75 | 2 | / |
| Deefs | 75 | 1 | / |
| Deivf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dieff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Deafe | 75 | 1 | / |
| D'Efe | 75 | 1 | / |
| Deifh | 75 | 1 | / |
| Deupf | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dheff | 75 | 1 | / |
| Defth | 75 | 0 | / |
| Deahf | 75 | 0 | / |
| Deaft | 75 | 0 | / |
| Deaff | 75 | 0 | / |
| Dev | 67 | 311,174 | / |
| Deb | 67 | 239,503 | / |
| Dif | 67 | 32,331 | / |
| Dew | 67 | 18,769 | / |
| Dyf | 67 | 7 | / |
| Djf | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dheife | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dettfs | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Heft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dehefe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dheyfe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daheef | 67 | 1 | / |
Def Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Def in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺪﻑ | aldf | 88.89 |
| ﺍﺩﻑ | adf | 5.56 |
| ﺃﺩﻑ | adf | 3.7 |
| Def in the Russian language | ||
| Деф | def | - |
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Footnotes
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- Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Def
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