Defane Surname

6,360,413th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 9 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Defane Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defane Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil71:30,582,047441,004
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Defane (15) may also be a first name.

Defane Last Name Facts

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

The last name Defane is found in Brazil more than any other country or territory. It can be found as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defane? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 6,360,413th most frequently used last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 809,727,324 people. The surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 89 percent of Defane reside; 78 percent reside in South America and 78 percent reside in Luso-South America. It is also the 2,900,335th most commonly held given name globally, borne by 15 people.

Defane is most commonly held in Brazil, where it is held by 7 people, or 1 in 30,582,047. In Brazil Defane is most frequent in: São Paulo, where 100 percent are found. Excluding Brazil Defane occurs in 2 countries. It is also common in France, where 11 percent are found and The United States, where 11 percent are found.

Defane Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Defane has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Defane surname fell 67 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffane92240/
Defanes924/
Defange921/
Ddefane921/
Defan91265/
Deufhane861/
Defang83728/
Defant83629/
Difane83483/
Define83403/
Deifan83208/
Defani83154/
Dafane83147/
Dehfan83111/
Defain8363/
Deffan8344/
Defana8334/
Defahn8319/
Defone839/
Dofane838/
Defgan837/
Deefan836/
Defann834/
Defaun833/
Diefan832/
Defanh832/
Defanc831/
Defanj831/
Defatn831/
Dífane831/
Defene830/
Defean830/
Defaignes801/
Deffand77462/
Dehfani77126/
Defoney7760/
Desfany7756/
Dayfane7745/
Deffain7732/
Dephane7731/
Defanny7724/
Defanis7718/
Deafani7710/
Desfani7710/
Daafane779/
Defaing779/
Dafaane773/
Dhafane772/
Deffine772/
Defeney772/
Diffane772/
Daffane771/
Dieffan771/
Dafaney771/
Defoune771/
Deffant771/
Defantt771/
Deffani771/
Defaint771/
Dhefani771/
Daifane771/
Difanie770/
Defonet770/
Deffany770/
Difan7347/
Dyfan7332/
Defon7324/
Defam7314/
Deffoune71131/
Defienne7151/
Defiyana7146/
Defiyani7117/
Dheafana7111/
Dhaffane719/
Defayani714/
Doffaney711/
Defeiner711/
Defeigne711/
Deffaint711/
Dephanie711/
Daffaney710/
Deffiney710/
Diffaney710/
Difani67688/
Defoin67441/
Defond67348/
Deffon67184/
Defont6793/
Difang6753/
Deafon6737/
Difant6735/
Difand6734/
Daifan6727/
Difana6712/
Defoni677/
Dayfan677/
Diffan676/
Dephan674/
Defoun674/
Defong673/
Dofene673/
Difine673/
Dofone672/
Dehvan672/
Defoejone671/
Difone671/
Defona671/
Desfon671/
Dofany671/
Dafene671/
Diofan671/
Diefon670/
Defoon670/
Difany670/
Dafone670/

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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 Defane
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