Defaix Surname

526,285th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 616 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Defaix Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Defaix Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5551:119,68118,087
Brazil361:5,946,509145,792
Netherlands211:804,15159,518
French Polynesia11:280,8057,211
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Defaix Last Name Facts

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

The last name Defaix occurs in France more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other possible spellings of Defaix.

How Common Is The Last Name Defaix? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 526,285th most commonly occurring last name on a worldwide basis, held by around 1 in 11,830,432 people. It occurs mostly in Europe, where 94 percent of Defaix live; 94 percent live in Western Europe and 90 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most commonly held in France, where it is held by 555 people, or 1 in 119,681. In France Defaix is most common in: Île-de-France, where 25 percent live, Bourgogne-Franche-Comté, where 23 percent live and Centre-Val de Loire, where 14 percent live. Besides France Defaix occurs in 6 countries. It also occurs in Brazil, where 6 percent live and The Netherlands, where 3 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffaix9211/
Defix91292/
Defax911/
Defaux831,287/
Defais83202/
Defoix83198/
Dafaix831/
Desfax831/
Dewfax831/
Deffaux77260/
Defaz733,452/
Defas73454/
Defex73275/
Defis7357/
Defik736/
Defac733/
Defic733/
Defag732/
Dafix731/
Defaisse7138/
Desfaits719/
Defhaies713/
Defays671,043/
Defois67922/
Defeis67281/
Daffix67250/
Deffis67247/
Deffas67124/
Defacq6797/
Defise6776/
Defiez6763/
Defaaz6760/
Deifik6760/
Defoux6745/
Deffaisse6732/
Defigh6730/
Dephix6729/
Defaus6728/
Defies6713/
Defike6711/
Defass677/
Deface676/
Defeas674/
Defice673/
Defase672/
Defeux672/
Defast671/
Diefik671/
Deffag671/
Defazt671/
Defact671/
Defics671/
Defigt670/
Defich670/
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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Defaix
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