Defee Surname

486,864th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 682 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Defee Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defee Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States6641:545,87245,193
Poland81:4,751,094138,864
Germany31:26,835,153452,368
Finland21:2,748,35172,663
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080
Estonia11:1,321,80440,178
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England51:4,875,074116,529
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States511:984,68058,342

The alternate forms: Defée (3) are calculated separately.

Defee Last Name Facts

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

The last name Defee is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may also be rendered as: Defée. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Defee? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 486,864th most commonly used surname throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 10,685,551 people. It occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Defee live; 97 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most common in The United States, where it is held by 664 people, or 1 in 545,872. In The United States Defee is most numerous in: Texas, where 24 percent are found, Alabama, where 20 percent are found and South Carolina, where 14 percent are found. Besides The United States this last name is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Poland, where 1 percent are found and Germany, where 0 percent are found.

Defee Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Defee has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Defee surname grew 1,302 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it declined 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Defee Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Defee are 35.4% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 82.17% being registered to vote for the political party.

Defee earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.97% less than the national average, earning $41,435 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defée933/
Deffee9180/
Defeer914/
Deefee911/
Deifee911/
Defehe911/
Defees910/
Defe89668/
Defeher8311/
Deuffee831/
Diefeye831/
Desfees831/
Defeeaa831/
Defoe803,539/
Defer802,727/
Defez80751/
Defeu80239/
Deffe80207/
Defeh8095/
Defea8067/
Defet8064/
Diefe8058/
Dafee8038/
Deife8035/
Dhefe8012/
Defes8012/
Defie809/
Defey806/
Defue804/
Defei804/
Deefe803/
Deyfe802/
Difee802/
Desfe802/
Defep801/
Defye801/
Deafe801/
Defed801/
D'Efe801/
Dofee800/
Deufe800/
Defae800/
Deffeyes7771/
Diffee73717/
Defehr73371/
Deffes73329/
Defeis73281/
Defaye73257/
Defawe73243/
Deffeu73225/
Deffet73210/
Deffer73109/
Deffez73100/
Dehfer7370/
Depfer7363/
Deifer7350/
Defaie7340/
Deferr7340/
Doffee7339/
Deffge7333/
Deffie7322/
Deffey7316/
Defeat7314/
Defeyt7310/
Defeth737/
Deffoe736/
Dieffe736/
Daffee735/
Defeas734/
Deefer733/
Defher732/
Dheife732/
Defeux732/
Diefie732/
Desfer731/
Defeus731/
Defeyo731/
Deifed731/
Deafer731/
Dehfeh731/
Dafeeh731/
Deifeh731/
Difeye731/
Dheyfe731/
Defets731/
Defett731/
Defeuh731/
Defoye731/
Dehefe731/
Diefea731/
Defoue731/
Deifes731/
Depfet730/
Dafe675,014/
Defi672,213/
Dofe67995/
Defa67696/
Desfeux67668/
Dife67191/
Defy67106/
Defawes6781/
Deffett6756/
Defayes6753/
Defauwe6742/
Deaffie6739/
Deffeiz6722/
Deffeis6716/
De'fehr6710/
Defayet679/
Deephet675/
Defeijt673/
Deiffer672/
Deffeux672/
Deuffeu672/
Hdeifeh672/
Dewfess671/
Deyffea671/
Deffess671/
Defoyed671/
Deaffer671/
Defffer671/
Deafaie671/
Dieffie671/
Dafphee671/
Djfe671/
Dheffer671/
Defoyes670/

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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
  • Name distribution statistics are generated from a global database of over 4 billion people - more information
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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Defee
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