Defence Surname
Approximately 107 people bear this surname
Defence Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Iran | 90 | 1:853,139 | 41,713 |
| Malaysia | 6 | 1:4,915,704 | 170,578 |
| Nigeria | 4 | 1:44,285,690 | 437,567 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1:89,321,942 | 157,560 |
| South Africa | 2 | 1:27,088,852 | 277,613 |
| Canada | 1 | 1:36,845,591 | 464,108 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Kenya | 1 | 1:46,179,900 | 103,372 |
Defence (589) may also be a first name.
Defence Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Defence Come From? nationality or country of origin
Defence is borne by more people in Iran than any other country or territory. It can also occur as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Defence click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Defence? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 1,775,494th most prevalent last name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 68,107,906 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 92 percent of Defence live; 86 percent live in South Asia and 86 percent live in Islamic South Asia. Defence is also the 344,724th most commonly used first name in the world, held by 589 people.
This last name is most commonly occurring in Iran, where it is held by 90 people, or 1 in 853,139. In Iran Defence is mostly found in: Gilan Province, where 70 percent live, Tehran Province, where 13 percent live and Fars Province, where 8 percent live. Barring Iran it exists in 7 countries. It is also common in Malaysia, where 6 percent live and Nigeria, where 4 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Deffence | 93 | 2 | / |
| Defense | 86 | 154 | / |
| Defency | 86 | 2 | / |
| Defenca | 86 | 1 | / |
| Difence | 86 | 1 | / |
| Deffense | 80 | 266 | / |
| Defensie | 80 | 2 | / |
| Defenser | 80 | 2 | / |
| Dephence | 80 | 1 | / |
| Defens | 77 | 4 | / |
| Defensa | 71 | 56 | / |
| Defenza | 71 | 25 | / |
| Défense | 71 | 1 | / |
| Defincy | 71 | 0 | / |
| Deffensi | 67 | 31 | / |
| Dephenger | 63 | 0 | / |
| Defins | 62 | 23 | / |
| Diffens | 57 | 7 | / |
| Difensi | 57 | 6 | / |
| Deffins | 57 | 4 | / |
| Definger | 53 | 3 | / |
| Diefinke | 53 | 1 | / |
| Deffinger | 50 | 131 | / |
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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 Defence
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