Defayes Surname
Approximately 53 people bear this surname
Defayes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 50 | 1:164,258 | 15,252 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Sudan | 1 | 1:37,510,195 | 14,259 |
The alternate forms: Défayes (62) are calculated separately.
Defayes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Defayes Come From? nationality or country of origin
Defayes is most common in Switzerland. It may also occur as: Défayes. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Defayes? popularity and diffusion
Defayes is the 2,661,929th most frequently used family name at a global level, held by around 1 in 137,500,866 people. The last name Defayes occurs predominantly in Europe, where 96 percent of Defayes are found; 94 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The last name Defayes is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 50 people, or 1 in 164,258. In Switzerland Defayes is most common in: Canton of Valais, where 94 percent reside, Canton of Fribourg, where 2 percent reside and Canton of Vaud, where 2 percent reside. Besides Switzerland it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Mexico, where 2 percent reside and Spain, where 2 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Défayes | 95 | 62 | / |
| Desfayes | 93 | 34 | / |
| Deffayes | 93 | 1 | / |
| Defays | 92 | 1,043 | / |
| Defaye | 92 | 257 | / |
| Defawes | 86 | 81 | / |
| Defayet | 86 | 9 | / |
| Deffays | 86 | 3 | / |
| Defoyes | 86 | 0 | / |
| Defay | 83 | 1,751 | / |
| Defye | 83 | 1 | / |
| Defae | 83 | 0 | / |
| Defauwes | 80 | 168 | / |
| Defaysse | 80 | 72 | / |
| Deffeyes | 80 | 71 | / |
| Deffayet | 80 | 37 | / |
| Desfawes | 80 | 24 | / |
| Defhaies | 80 | 3 | / |
| Defeis | 77 | 281 | / |
| Defawe | 77 | 243 | / |
| Deffay | 77 | 231 | / |
| Defais | 77 | 202 | / |
| Defaie | 77 | 40 | / |
| Defaus | 77 | 28 | / |
| Defayi | 77 | 14 | / |
| Defies | 77 | 13 | / |
| Defeas | 77 | 4 | / |
| Difaye | 77 | 2 | / |
| Defoes | 77 | 1 | / |
| Deifay | 77 | 1 | / |
| Defeus | 77 | 1 | / |
| Defoye | 77 | 1 | / |
| Defoys | 77 | 1 | / |
| Defayo | 77 | 1 | / |
| Defees | 77 | 0 | / |
| Defauwe | 71 | 42 | / |
| Deffeis | 71 | 16 | / |
| Deafaie | 71 | 1 | / |
| Defoyed | 71 | 1 | / |
| Diefeye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dephaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Diffaye | 71 | 1 | / |
| Defaust | 71 | 1 | / |
| Defoe | 67 | 3,539 | / |
| Defoy | 67 | 1,327 | / |
| Defaa | 67 | 925 | / |
| Defee | 67 | 682 | / |
| Defeu | 67 | 239 | / |
| Defea | 67 | 67 | / |
| Defau | 67 | 61 | / |
| Defai | 67 | 53 | / |
| Defoa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Defaisse | 67 | 38 | / |
| Defausse | 67 | 19 | / |
| Desfaits | 67 | 9 | / |
| Defie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Defey | 67 | 6 | / |
| Defue | 67 | 4 | / |
| Defei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Defuy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Difye | 67 | 1 | / |
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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 Defayes
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