Defays Surname

349,967th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,043 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Belgium
Highest density in:
Luxembourg

Defays Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defays Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Belgium7991:14,3892,186
Luxembourg931:6,242919
France711:935,531107,040
Argentina541:791,54552,685
Canada171:2,167,388133,872
United States61:60,409,8221,028,827
England11:55,718,059489,080
Malaysia11:29,494,225409,885
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Defays Last Name Facts

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

Defays is found in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may be found as:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defays? popularity and diffusion

The last name Defays is the 349,967th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 6,987,101 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Defays live; 92 percent live in Western Europe and 80 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Defays is most commonly held in Belgium, where it is held by 799 people, or 1 in 14,389. In Belgium Defays is most frequent in: Walloon Region, where 90 percent are found, Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent are found and Flemish Region, where 4 percent are found. Besides Belgium this last name is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in Luxembourg, where 9 percent are found and France, where 7 percent are found.

Defays Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Defays surname are 28.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 75% registered with the party.

The amount Defays earn in different countries varies greatly. In United States they earn 26.71% less than the national average, earning $31,625 USD per year and in Canada they earn 80.08% more than the national average, earning $89,470 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defayes9253/
Deffays923/
Defay911,751/
Defas91454/
Defaysse8672/
Desfayes8634/
Deffayes861/
Defaye83257/
Deffay83231/
Defais83202/
Deffas83124/
Defaus8328/
Defayi8314/
Defass837/
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Defase832/
Defast831/
Deifay831/
Defoys831/
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Defa80696/
Defy80106/
Defawes7781/
Défayes7762/
Defayet779/
Defasse773/
Defaust771/
Defoyes770/
Defaz733,452/
Defoy731,327/
Defaa73925/
Deffa73677/
Defat7376/
Deffy7373/
Defea7367/
Defau7361/
Defis7357/
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Defai7353/
Defoa7349/
Deufa7335/
Deify7316/
Deifa7315/
Defes7312/
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Difas736/
Defha734/
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Desfa733/
Defah733/
Defac733/
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Defuy732/
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Defye731/
Defàs731/
Defás731/
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Defax731/
Dyfys731/
Dehfa731/
Diefy731/
Defae730/
Defauwes71168/
Deffeyes7171/
Defaisse7138/
Deffayet7137/
Desfawes7124/
Defausse7119/
Desfaits719/
Defhaies713/
Defaÿsse711/
Deffasse711/
Defaux671,287/
Defois67922/
Defaut67791/
Defaix67616/
Defaud67343/
Deffes67329/
Defeis67281/
Defait67250/
Deffis67247/
Defawe67243/
Diefah67127/
Difaya67121/
Diefes67116/
Deffaa6785/
Defise6776/
Defoyd6761/
Defaaz6760/
Deuffa6755/
Defaie6740/
Deffaisse6732/
Defous6717/
Deffey6716/
Defaii6715/
Defeat6714/
Defies6713/
Diffay6712/
Defese6712/
Defeyt6710/
Dehfad677/
Desffa676/
Dehfat676/
Deface676/
Deffat674/
Deffés673/
Defiya672/
Difaye672/
Deffah672/
Deffès672/
Desfausse672/
Dephas672/
Detfai672/
Dyfauy672/
Desfai671/
Difayi671/
Dewfax671/
Deepfa671/
Defeus671/
Defeyo671/
Defoya671/
Defuia671/
Defuya671/
Dayfas671/
Dehefa671/
Deifat671/
Defets671/
Deffís671/
Defoes671/
Defoye671/
Defath671/
Defazt671/
Deufah671/
Diefea671/
Diffas671/
Deafah671/
Deifes671/
Dheifa671/
Hdiefa671/
Dieffy670/
Defees670/

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