Defam Surname
5,213,395th
Most Common
surname in the World
Approximately 14 people bear this surname
Most prevalent in:
Nigeria
Highest density in:
Nigeria
Defam Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nigeria | 14 | 1:12,653,054 | 227,444 |
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defame | 91 | 8 | / |
| Dehfam | 91 | 2 | / |
| Defatim | 83 | 1 | / |
| Defan | 80 | 265 | / |
| Dafam | 80 | 123 | / |
| Difam | 80 | 2 | / |
| Defang | 73 | 728 | / |
| Defant | 73 | 629 | / |
| Deifan | 73 | 208 | / |
| Dehfan | 73 | 111 | / |
| Defain | 73 | 63 | / |
| Deffan | 73 | 44 | / |
| Defahn | 73 | 19 | / |
| Defane | 73 | 9 | / |
| Defgan | 73 | 7 | / |
| Deefan | 73 | 6 | / |
| Defann | 73 | 4 | / |
| Defaun | 73 | 3 | / |
| Diefan | 73 | 2 | / |
| Defanh | 73 | 2 | / |
| Didfam | 73 | 1 | / |
| Defoum | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dafham | 73 | 1 | / |
| Defatn | 73 | 1 | / |
| Defanc | 73 | 1 | / |
| Defome | 73 | 0 | / |
| Defean | 73 | 0 | / |
| Deffand | 67 | 462 | / |
| Deffane | 67 | 240 | / |
| Deffain | 67 | 32 | / |
| Defaing | 67 | 9 | / |
| Ddefane | 67 | 1 | / |
| Defaint | 67 | 1 | / |
| Defantt | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deffant | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dieffan | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Defam
- To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on FamilySearch, MyHeritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis