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 surname Def (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻑ, Russian: Деф) has its highest incidence in Mauritania. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Def? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,064,392nd most frequent family name world-wide, borne by around 1 in 31,143,359 people. This surname occurs mostly 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 commonly occurring first name worldwide, borne by 412 people.
The surname is most commonly used in Mauritania, where it is borne by 169 people, or 1 in 24,230. In Mauritania Def is most frequent in: Assaba Region, where 22 percent are found, Tagant Region, where 18 percent are found and Nouakchott-Sud Region, where 17 percent are found. Excluding Mauritania this surname exists in 17 countries. It is also common in New Caledonia, where 7 percent are found and Taiwan, where 5 percent are found.
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
- Surnames are taken as the first part of an person's inherited family name, caste, clan name or in some cases patronymic
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- 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 Def
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