Defan Surname

975,866th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 265 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ivory Coast
Highest density in:
Northern Mariana Islands

Defan Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defan Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ivory Coast1731:133,3606,447
Indonesia281:4,723,186228,527
Ukraine241:1,896,779136,831
Nigeria211:8,435,369179,591
Pakistan41:44,660,971115,884
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Taiwan21:11,722,37363,559
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Micronesia11:106,2431,380
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543
Northern Mariana Islands11:54,5801,498
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Defan (271) may also be a first name.

Defan Last Name Facts

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

Defan (Russian: Дефан) is more frequently found in The Ivory Coast than any other country or territory. It may also appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defan? popularity and diffusion

It is the 975,866th most widespread family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 27,500,173 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 64 percent of Defan live; 63 percent live in West Africa and 53 percent live in Mande Africa. Defan is also the 540,009th most frequent first name worldwide. It is borne by 271 people.

The surname is most frequently held in The Ivory Coast, where it is held by 173 people, or 1 in 133,360. In The Ivory Coast it is mostly concentrated in: Montagnes District, where 82 percent live, Abidjan Autonomous District, where 16 percent live and Gôh-Djiboua District, where 1 percent live. Aside from The Ivory Coast this last name occurs in 15 countries. It also occurs in Indonesia, where 11 percent live and Ukraine, where 9 percent live.

Defan Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Defan has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Defan last name contracted 57 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Defahn9119/
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Dofaan731/
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Diofan731/
Dhafan731/
Desfon731/
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Doffan730/
Defoon730/
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Detphan671,467/
Deffoun67435/
Diffang67213/
Desfond67144/
Deffond67101/
Defoing6780/
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Dayfane6745/
Deffein6735/
Dephane6731/
Deephan6728/
Dhoifan6714/
Doephan6713/
Defount6713/
Dayfahn6712/
Defeing678/
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Dahafan671/
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Diffanc671/
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Defan Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Defan in the Russian language
Дефанdefan-

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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 Defan
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