Defante Surname

192,601st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,186 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Philippines
Highest density in:
Philippines

Defante Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defante Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Philippines1,1871:85,28914,811
Brazil7491:285,81411,005
Saudi Arabia1591:194,06229,524
United States371:9,796,187405,931
Argentina231:1,858,40995,340
France201:3,321,136213,627
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Cambodia11:15,487,14614,824
England11:55,718,059489,080
Macau11:601,6301,582
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Defante Last Name Facts

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

The surname Defante is borne by more people in The Philippines than any other country/territory. It can be rendered in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defante? popularity and diffusion

Defante is the 192,601st most commonly held surname throughout the world, held by around 1 in 3,333,736 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Defante live; 54 percent live in Southeast Asia and 54 percent live in Fil-Southeast Asia.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The Philippines, where it is carried by 1,187 people, or 1 in 85,289. In The Philippines Defante is mostly found in: Calabarzon, where 45 percent are found, Western Visayas, where 27 percent are found and National Capital Region, where 10 percent are found. Aside from The Philippines it is found in 13 countries. It is also found in Brazil, where 34 percent are found and Saudi Arabia, where 7 percent are found.

Defante Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Defante are 36.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 90% registered with the party.

Defante earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 16.48% less than the national average, earning $36,039 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffante935/
Defantte934/
Diefante931/
Defaante931/
Defant92629/
Defanttes886/
Defanti86743/
Defonte86344/
Difante86143/
Defantt861/
Deffant861/
Defaint861/
Defanty861/
Defainette823/
Defontes80216/
Defantis8016/
Diffante8012/
Deffanti807/
Dephante802/
Defantti802/
Defontie801/
Deffaint801/
Defont7793/
Difant7735/
Dafonte71992/
Deffand71462/
Difonte7147/
Difanti7120/
Defount7113/
Defonty7113/
Desfont712/
Dephant711/
Defonté711/
Defacentis711/
Difanta711/
Defontis6762/
Diffonte676/
Difantis673/
Daffonte672/
Difontes671/

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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 Defante
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