Defani Surname

1,409,418th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 154 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Brazil
Highest density in:
Brazil

Defani Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defani Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Brazil1001:2,140,74367,134
Indonesia461:2,874,982163,265
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Defani (199) may also be a first name.

Defani Last Name Facts

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

Defani (Hindi: डेफनी, Marathi: डॅफनी) occurs more in Brazil more than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defani? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 1,409,418th most prevalent last name worldwide, held by around 1 in 47,321,727 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 69 percent of Defani reside; 69 percent reside in South America and 65 percent reside in Luso-South America. Defani is also the 642,605th most commonly held given name world-wide, borne by 199 people.

The last name Defani is most widely held in Brazil, where it is held by 100 people, or 1 in 2,140,743. In Brazil Defani is most prevalent in: São Paulo, where 60 percent are found, Paraná, where 29 percent are found and Santa Catarina, where 10 percent are found. Apart from Brazil this last name occurs in 4 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 30 percent are found and Argentina, where 4 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dehfani92126/
Defanis9218/
Desfani9210/
Deafani9210/
Dhefani921/
Deffani921/
Difani83688/
Defana8334/
Defane839/
Defoni837/
Defanh832/
Defanj831/
Deffane77240/
Dhifani7771/
Desfany7756/
Defanny7724/
Difanis7718/
Defouni7711/
Defanes774/
Ddefane771/
Daifani771/
Difanyi771/
Defange771/
Difanij771/
Difanie770/
Deffany770/
Dheafana7111/
Defonish711/
Dephanie711/
Deufhane711/
Difane67483/
Defounois6734/
Difana6712/
Defone679/
Difoni676/
Defounoit672/
Dyfoni671/
Defaignes671/
Defona671/
Dífane671/
Difany670/

Defani Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Defani in the Hindi language
डेफनीdephani-
Defani in the Marathi language
डॅफनीdephani-

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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
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  • 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 Defani
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