Defar Surname

60,568th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8,316 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ethiopia
Highest density in:
Ethiopia

Defar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ethiopia8,2101:11,8811,754
Croatia651:65,05511,867
Mauritania111:372,26015,230
United States71:51,779,848968,877
Argentina61:7,123,902190,047
Canada41:9,211,398321,528
Ecuador21:7,952,92334,269
Slovenia21:1,243,83827,519
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
American Samoa11:55,7583,072
France11:66,422,722504,397
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Defar (7,895) may also be a first name.

Defar Last Name Facts

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

The last name Defar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻓﺎﺭ) occurs in Ethiopia more than any other country/territory. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defar? popularity and diffusion

The last name Defar is the 60,568th most frequently held last name on a global scale. It is borne by approximately 1 in 876,328 people. The last name Defar is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Defar reside; 99 percent reside in East Africa and 99 percent reside in Ethiosemitic Africa. It is also the 71,717th most common first name worldwide, borne by 7,895 people.

The surname is most numerous in Ethiopia, where it is borne by 8,210 people, or 1 in 11,881. Not including Ethiopia this last name is found in 14 countries. It also occurs in Croatia, where 1 percent live and Mauritania, where 0 percent live.

Defar Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Defar has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Defar last name rose 350 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffar91519/
Dehfar9142/
Defaur9141/
Defare9130/
Defard9124/
Defair912/
Dedfar911/
Desfar911/
Devfar911/
Desfard8319/
Dehdfar838/
Desfaur835/
Deffard832/
Deidfar832/
Deufaur831/
Deffare831/
Defaure831/
Defor801,553/
Dafar80876/
Dofar80106/
Difar8023/
Djfar803/
Deidfard778/
Deafhear771/
Deford733,185/
Defour732,511/
Defoor732,375/
Defore73970/
Deffor73847/
Defort73350/
Daffar73234/
Dhafar73220/
Dhofar73216/
Desfor7346/
Dayfar7331/
Difard737/
Daafar735/
Dyfart734/
Deforr733/
Dohfar733/
Disfar732/
Dajfar732/
Diffar731/
Diofar731/
Dephar731/
Difarr731/
Deufor731/
Dafaar731/
Dafarr731/
Daifar731/
Defeir731/
Deefor731/
Dafajr731/
Defoër731/
Defoort671,431/
Desfour67165/
Deforth67110/
Devahar6788/
Defoore6773/
Deforzh6729/
Dhaffar6724/
Defford6714/
Defoure6714/
Dedford679/
Deffore678/
Defourd675/
Dephart673/
Defoire673/
Deffeur673/
Defourt673/
Desford672/
Deffoor672/
Deffort672/
Difarre671/
Doifard671/
Depford671/
Desfort671/
Deforre671/
Deffour671/
De'four671/
Didfard671/
Difaure671/
Detford670/
Desfore670/

Defar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Defar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻓﺎﺭaldfar-

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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 Defar
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