Defa Surname

479,498th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 696 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Defa Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defa Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia3141:421,17635,391
United States1991:1,821,402119,204
Nigeria531:3,342,316100,395
DR Congo481:1,539,15886,567
Cameroon281:741,75252,682
Thailand151:4,709,223352,754
Ethiopia91:10,838,47414,518
China61:227,886,92811,701
Taiwan41:5,861,18633,577
Benin31:3,445,20177,822
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Malaysia21:14,747,112316,340
Iran21:38,391,262236,033
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Mauritania11:4,094,86338,869
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Poland11:38,008,749231,653
South Africa11:54,177,704343,732
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Defa (10,050) may also be a first name.

Defa Last Name Facts

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

Defa (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺩﻓﺎ, Russian: Дэфа) is found in Indonesia more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other possible spellings of Defa click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defa? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 479,498th most widely held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 10,470,612 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 50 percent of Defa are found; 48 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 45 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Defa is also the 61,035th most frequently used first name world-wide, held by 10,050 people.

The surname Defa is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 314 people, or 1 in 421,176. In Indonesia it is primarily concentrated in: East Java, where 91 percent are found, Bali, where 4 percent are found and Aceh, where 3 percent are found. Other than Indonesia Defa is found in 22 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 29 percent are found and Nigeria, where 8 percent are found.

Defa Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Defa has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Defa surname grew 19,900 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Defa Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Defa are 19.14% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 65.91% registered with the party.

Defa earn around the same as the average income. In United States they earn 1.49% more than the national average, earning $43,794 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defaz893,452/
Defay891,751/
Defaa89925/
Deffa89677/
Defas89454/
Defat8976/
Defea8967/
Defau8961/
Diefa8955/
Defai8953/
Defoa8949/
Deufa8935/
Daefa8923/
Deifa8915/
Defha894/
Desfa893/
Defah893/
Defaÿ893/
Dejfa891/
Deefa891/
Dehfa891/
Defaux801,287/
Defays801,043/
Defaut80791/
Defaud80343/
Defait80250/
Deffay80231/
Defais80202/
Diefah80127/
Deffas80124/
Deffaa8085/
Defaaz8060/
Deuffa8055/
Defaus8028/
Defeat8014/
Dehfad807/
Defass807/
Desffa806/
Dehfat806/
Deffat804/
Defeas804/
Deffah802/
Detfai802/
Desfai801/
Deepfa801/
Defeau801/
Defast801/
Dehefa801/
Deifat801/
Deifay801/
Defath801/
Defazt801/
Deufah801/
Diefea801/
Deafah801/
Dheifa801/
Hdiefa801/
Dafa756,430/
Defo753,716/
Defi752,213/
Defe75668/
Difa75495/
Dofa75117/
Defy75106/
Deffaux73260/
Deffaut7343/
Default7322/
Deffaud7312/
Deffays733/
Deyffea731/
Deffeau731/
Hdaefah731/
Defaust731/
Defeaux731/
Dechfai731/
Deufeau730/
Defeaud730/
Daffa675,538/
Deffo674,832/
Defer672,727/
Defoy671,327/
Defez67751/
Defee67682/
Deffi67446/
Dafaa67405/
Dafay67312/
Doffa67253/
Difaa67246/
Defeu67239/
Dhafa67219/
Deffe67207/
Devah67190/
Defit67156/
Devfi67155/
Defos67155/
Defoi67132/
Diffa67130/
Defio67109/
Daifa67104/
Defeh6795/
Desfi6790/
Depha6789/
Deffy6773/
Difaj6767/
Defet6764/
Diefo6760/
Diefe6758/
Defis6757/
Tdafa6755/
Difah6753/
Dafah6750/
Deife6735/
Dafai6734/
Deafo6734/
Dhefi6732/
Defou6727/
Diefi6725/
Dhifa6724/
Deafi6724/
Dhofa6722/
Difai6719/
Defhi6717/
Deify6716/
Diofa6715/
Duifa6713/
Dehfi6713/
Dhefe6712/
Defes6712/
Deufi6712/
Defie679/
Desfaits679/
Dahfa678/
Daafa677/
Defot676/
Defey676/
Difas676/
Difat675/
Dofay675/
Dofai675/
Hdafa675/
Deafy674/
Defid674/
Dafea674/
Defei674/
Deefe673/
Defoo673/
Deifi673/
Defée673/
Deyfe672/
Deefo672/
Defuy672/
Dafau672/
Défaz672/
Defáz672/
Defèr672/
Desfe672/
Desfo672/
Defod672/
Dofah671/
Desfy671/
Defep671/
Defoz671/
Dajfa671/
Dofea671/
Dehfo671/
Defàs671/
Defás671/
Deffé671/
Defoh671/
Ddefo671/
Daîfa671/
Deafe671/
Defed671/
Dafaj671/
D'Efe671/
Däfau671/
Deufo671/
Dezfi671/
Difad671/
Difaz671/
Difoa671/
Dowfa671/
Djsfa671/
Dayfa671/
Defhj671/
Diefy671/
Deufe670/

Defa Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Defa in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺩﻓﺎdfa75
ﺩﻳﻔﺎdyfa6.25
ﺩﺍﻓﺎdafa6.25
ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻌﻪaldfh6.25
ﺍﻟﺪﻑaldf6.25
Defa in the Russian language
Дэфаdefa-

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