Defao Surname

1,064,392nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 234 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
DR Congo
Highest density in:
DR Congo

Defao Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defao Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
DR Congo2191:337,35029,912
United States81:45,307,367917,113
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Nigeria21:88,571,379625,098
Chad11:13,592,19913,092
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Uganda11:39,039,279258,887

Defao (10,149) may also be a first name.

Defao Last Name Facts

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

Defao is found most in The DR Congo. It may occur as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defao? popularity and diffusion

The last name Defao is the 1,064,392nd most frequently occurring last name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 31,143,359 people. The surname occurs predominantly in Africa, where 97 percent of Defao are found; 94 percent are found in Central Africa and 94 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 60,629th most widely held given name world-wide, borne by 10,149 people.

The last name is most commonly held in The DR Congo, where it is held by 219 people, or 1 in 337,350. Outside of The DR Congo this last name exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 3 percent are found and Cameroon, where 1 percent are found.

Defao Last Name Statistics demography

Defao earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 93.85% more than the national average, earning $83,646 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Defoa8049/
Difao802/
Dephao731/
Defuio731/
Defouo731/
Defoua731/
Defuia731/
Diefeo731/
Difauo731/
Diefouo6772/
Defouad678/
Daifaou671/
Dieffouo6280/
Diefouou621/
Deffauah621/
Difoa601/
Difoua55193/
Difouo55171/
Diofoa552/
Dafoua551/
Diffouo50565/
Doffouo507/
Dowphao501/
Diofoua501/
Diofo'a501/
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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 Defao
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