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Where Does The Last Name Defayette Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Defayette is more frequently found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also appear as: Défayette. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defayette? ^{popularity and diffusion}

The surname is the 798,040^th most frequently occurring family name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 20,703,255 people. The last name Defayette is predominantly found in The Americas, where 99 percent of Defayette reside; 99 percent reside in North America and 89 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The last name is most prevalent in The United States, where it is carried by 281 people, or 1 in 1,289,889. In The United States Defayette is mostly found in: New York, where 53 percent live, California, where 8 percent live and North Carolina, where 7 percent live. Without taking into account The United States it is found in 2 countries. It also occurs in Canada, where 20 percent live and Italy, where 1 percent live.

Defayette Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Defayette last name are 22.24% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 69.01% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Defayette earn in different countries varies marginally. In United States they earn 10.51% less than the national average, earning $38,614 USD per year and in Canada they earn 5.85% less than the national average, earning $46,778 CAD per year.