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

The surname Defays occurs more in Belgium more than any other country or territory. It may occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defays? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 349,967th most widely held surname internationally, held by around 1 in 6,987,101 people. The last name is mostly found in Europe, where 93 percent of Defays are found; 92 percent are found in Western Europe and 80 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently held in Belgium, where it is carried by 799 people, or 1 in 14,389. In Belgium Defays is primarily concentrated in: Walloon Region, where 90 percent reside, Brussels Capital Region, where 6 percent reside and Flemish Region, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Belgium Defays exists in 8 countries. It is also common in Luxembourg, where 9 percent reside and France, where 7 percent reside.

Defays Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Defays 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
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Deffays923/
Defay911,751/
Defas91454/
Defaysse8672/
Desfayes8634/
Deffayes861/
Defaye83257/
Deffay83231/
Defais83202/
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Defa80696/
Defy80106/
Defawes7781/
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Defayet779/
Defasse773/
Defaust771/
Defoyes770/
Defaz733,452/
Defoy731,327/
Defaa73925/
Deffa73677/
Defat7376/
Deffy7373/
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Defau7361/
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Deify7316/
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Defes7312/
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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/
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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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