Defels Surname

8,968,613th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Defels Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defels Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
France11:66,422,722504,397

Defels Last Name Facts

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

Defels is more frequently found in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It can also be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defels? popularity and diffusion

The last name Defels is the 8,968,613th most frequently occurring surname throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 1,821,886,479 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 75 percent of Defels are found; 75 percent are found in East Asia and 75 percent are found in Sino-East Asia.

This surname is most widely held in Taiwan, where it is borne by 3 people, or 1 in 7,814,915. In Taiwan Defels is most prevalent in: New Taipei City, where 100 percent are found. Not including Taiwan Defels occurs in one country. It also occurs in France, where 25 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Diefels9260/
Deifelst861/
Defils8384/
Defles8310/
Diffels77131/
Deufils771/
Defills771/
Defilles711/
Desfilles6762/
Defiolles6726/
Dafils6712/
Dofils671/
Deflece6226/
Diofils626/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • Rank: Name are ranked by incidence using the ordinal ranking method; the name that occurs the most is assigned a rank of 1; name that occur less frequently receive an incremented rank; if two or more name occur the same number of times they are assigned the same rank and successive rank is incremented by the total preceeding names
  • Ethnic group cannot necessarily be determined by geographic occurrence
  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Defels
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