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

The last name Defe (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻑ, Russian: Дефье) is found in Cameroon more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

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

The last name is the 494,499^th most widespread family name worldwide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 10,909,500 people. The last name Defe occurs mostly in Africa, where 75 percent of Defe live; 68 percent live in West Africa and 43 percent live in Chadic Africa. It is also the 406,780^th most commonly occurring first name globally It is held by 444 people.

The surname Defe is most widespread in Cameroon, where it is carried by 299 people, or 1 in 69,462. In Cameroon Defe is primarily concentrated in: Far North Region, where 96 percent are found, North Region, where 3 percent are found and Adamawa Region, where 0 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this surname is found in 26 countries. It is also common in Benin, where 20 percent are found and The Solomon Islands, where 10 percent are found.

Defe Family Population Trend ^{historical fluctuation}

The incidence of Defe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Defe last name grew 1,100 percent between 1880 and 2014.