Defaf Surname

1,931,261st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 93 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Defaf Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defaf Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria901:429,23935,243
France11:66,422,722504,397
Saudi Arabia11:30,855,81763,028
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Defaf Last Name Facts

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

Defaf is found most frequently in Algeria. It may also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defaf? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 1,931,261st most frequently held surname on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 78,360,709 people. This surname is primarily found in Africa, where 97 percent of Defaf live; 97 percent live in North Africa and 97 percent live in Mahgreb.

The last name Defaf is most commonly used in Algeria, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 429,239. In Algeria it is most common in: Bordj Bou Arréridj Province, where 99 percent reside and Ghardaïa Province, where 1 percent reside. Apart from Algeria Defaf exists in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 1 percent reside and Saudi Arabia, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffaf91476/
Defadf911/
Defayf911/
Defafe911/
Dafaf8011/
Defaw803/
Difaf801/
Defauw73915/
Daffaf73106/
Defouf737/
Defeuf731/
Defaiw731/
Dephoff67109/
Deasfaw671/
Dafafff671/
Deffouf671/
Deffoffe621/
Diefhoff621/
Dafov60230/
Defouw55323/
Dafouf55136/
Difova558/
Difowa552/
Defoub551/
Defeuw551/
Dafoff551/
Dafauw551/
Diephof5018/
Diphafe501/

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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
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  • 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 Defaf
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