Defen Surname

4,307,654th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 21 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Liberia
Highest density in:
Liberia

Defen Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defen Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Liberia51:881,70733,815
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
Belarus41:2,375,265105,497
Taiwan31:7,814,91541,694
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States101:5,021,868210,693

Defen (429) may also be a first name.

Defen Last Name Facts

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

The last name Defen is most common in Liberia. It can also be rendered as a variant:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defen? popularity and diffusion

The surname Defen is the 4,307,654th most widespread family name in the world It is held by approximately 1 in 347,025,996 people. The last name Defen occurs mostly in Europe, where 43 percent of Defen are found; 43 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 43 percent are found in East Slavic Europe. Defen is also the 414,511th most frequent given name on earth, held by 429 people.

The surname Defen is most common in Liberia, where it is held by 5 people, or 1 in 881,707. In Liberia Defen is primarily found in: Lofa County, where 100 percent are found. Beside Liberia this surname exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Russia, where 24 percent are found and Belarus, where 19 percent are found.

Defen Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Defen has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Defen surname declined 90 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defend91422/
Defeng9124/
Defent9124/
Deffen9112/
Diefen912/
Doefen911/
Defenc911/
Depfen910/
Detfen910/
Defn893/
Deffent8359/
Deffend8324/
Deijfen8317/
Doefoen831/
Defenne831/
Defin80196/
Defne80100/
Defyn8014/
Dofen8012/
Dafen8011/
Difen804/
Defina732,080/
Deffin73136/
Diffen7376/
Daffen7333/
Difuen7325/
Defijn738/
Difeng736/
Doffen734/
Dafoen732/
Defing732/
Deifin731/
Doyfen731/
Difien731/
Daifen731/
Defion731/
Deefin731/
Defngh730/
Desfin730/
Dephen730/
Defint730/
Deffina6744/
Daifeng6716/
Dafn678/
Deephin673/
Dyfn672/
Deifina672/
Deuffin671/
Diffeng671/
Diffent671/
Dofn671/
Difn671/
Dahafen670/
Doephen670/

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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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  • 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 Defen
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