Defantis Surname

4,908,606th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 16 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Defantis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defantis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:24,163,929685,360
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Defantis Last Name Facts

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

Defantis is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defantis? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 4,908,606th most prevalent last name on a global scale, held by around 1 in 455,471,620 people. The last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 94 percent of Defantis are found; 94 percent are found in North America and 94 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most widely held in The United States, where it is carried by 15 people, or 1 in 24,163,929. In The United States Defantis is mostly found in: New York, where 47 percent are found, Georgia, where 33 percent are found and Florida, where 7 percent are found. Besides The United States Defantis exists in one country. It also occurs in Italy, where 6 percent are found.

Defantis Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Defantis has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,500 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Defantis Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Defantis surname are 13.23% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 60% registered to vote for the political party.

Defantis earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 18.77% more than the national average, earning $51,250 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defanti93743/
Defacentis891/
Defontis8862/
Deffanti887/
Difantis883/
Defantti882/
Deffontis8269/
Defanttes826/
Desfontis822/
Defante802,186/
Difanti8020/
Defanty801/
Defontes75216/
Deffante755/
Defantte754/
Defontie751/
Defaante751/
Diefante751/
Defonte67344/
Difante67143/
Difonti6720/
Defonty6713/
Defainette673/
Difanta671/
Defonté671/
Diffante6312/
Dephante632/
Difontes631/
Difonte5347/
Diffonty5037/
Diffonte506/

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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 Defantis
  • To find out more about this surname's family history, lookup records on Family​Search, My​Heritage, FindMyPast and Ancestry. Further information may be obtained by DNA analysis