Default Surname

4,206,983rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 22 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Default Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Default Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France211:3,162,987209,042
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States271:1,859,95194,590

Default (10) may also be a first name.

Default Last Name Facts

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

The surname Default (Russian: Дефаулт) is found most in France. It can be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Default? popularity and diffusion

It is the 4,206,983rd most common last name at a global level, held by approximately 1 in 331,252,087 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 95 percent of Default are found; 95 percent are found in Western Europe and 95 percent are found in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 3,684,242nd most widespread first name throughout the world, held by 10 people.

The surname is most frequently used in France, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 3,162,987. In France it is most frequent in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 43 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 24 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 19 percent are found. Apart from France it is found in one country. It is also found in Nigeria, where 5 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defaults931/
Defaut92791/
Defalt925/
Deffaut8643/
Difault861/
Defaust861/
Deafult861/
Defat8376/
Defau8361/
Defut8331/
Defaux771,287/
Defaud77343/
Defait77250/
Defaus7728/
Defeat7714/
Dehfat776/
Deffat774/
Defolt773/
Defazt771/
Defath771/
Deifat771/
Defast771/
Defeau771/
Défaut771/
Defa73696/
Defu73149/
Deffaux71260/
Defauwe7142/
Deffaud7112/
Defayet719/
Defeaux711/
Deffeau711/
Defeaud710/
Deufeau710/
Defoust710/
Defaz673,452/
Defay671,751/
Defaa67925/
Deffa67677/
Defas67454/
Defeu67239/
Defauwes67168/
Defea6767/
Defuz6763/
Dhefu6755/
Diefa6755/
Defai6753/
Defoa6749/
Defus6738/
Deffayet6737/
Deufa6735/
Defou6727/
Deifa6715/
Desfaits679/
Deffu677/
Defot676/
Difat675/
Difut675/
Diefu674/
Defha674/
Defue674/
Desfa673/
Defaÿ673/
Defah673/
Defuy672/
Defoulds672/
Devfu671/
Dezfu671/
Defoutch671/
Deafu671/
Dejfa671/
Deefu671/
Dehfa671/
Dephalts671/
Depfu671/
Däfau671/
Deefa671/
Defaillette670/
Defae670/

Default Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Default in the Russian language
Дефаултdefault-

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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 Default
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