Defago Surname

668,257th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 448 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Switzerland
Highest density in:
Switzerland

Defago Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defago Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Switzerland1381:59,5147,447
Argentina1201:356,19527,792
France781:851,573100,617
United States611:5,941,950288,805
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
England111:5,065,278148,650
Honduras91:979,6054,574
Peru91:3,531,56931,288
Chile21:8,808,23765,417
Spain21:23,376,018128,922
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

The alternate forms: Défago (355) & Defagó (3) are calculated separately.

Defago Last Name Facts

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

Defago is found most in Switzerland. It may also be rendered in the variant forms: Défago or Defagó. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defago? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 668,257th most commonly used surname worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 16,266,844 people. This surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 52 percent of Defago live; 48 percent live in Western Europe and 48 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most commonly used in Switzerland, where it is held by 138 people, or 1 in 59,514. In Switzerland Defago is most prevalent in: Canton of Valais, where 59 percent reside, Republic and Canton of Geneva, where 19 percent reside and Canton of Vaud, where 16 percent reside. Without taking into account Switzerland Defago is found in 15 countries. It also occurs in Argentina, where 27 percent reside and France, where 17 percent reside.

Defago Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Defago last name are 3.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 50% being registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Defago earn in different countries varies greatly. In Peru they earn 1107.75% more than the national average, earning S/. 234,122 per year; in United States they earn 5.75% more than the national average, earning $45,630 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.95% less than the national average, earning $49,213 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Défago94355/
Defagó943/
Defagot92450/
Defgago921/
Dafago831/
Diefaga77556/
Defgogo7743/
Deffogou7116/
Dieffaga7111/
Dafogo67926/
Defega6763/
Dafaga673/
Dofaga671/
Difanga6278/
Difongo6232/
Dafegho622/
Defonga621/
Defounga575/
Difega507/
Dafoga501/
Dafega501/

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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 Defago
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