Defend Surname

698,433rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 422 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Defend Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defend Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1461:418,88146,020
France701:948,896108,010
Canada601:614,09350,489
United States511:7,107,038327,397
Dominican Republic231:453,60614,824
Argentina161:2,671,463118,579
Hungary131:755,09840,181
Iran121:6,398,544138,820
Belgium91:1,277,40587,318
Australia51:5,399,140162,351
England41:13,929,515290,718
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Venezuela21:15,102,03869,873
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Defend (61) may also be a first name.

Defend Last Name Facts

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

The surname Defend (Arabic: ذود) occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Defend.

How Common Is The Last Name Defend? popularity and diffusion

The last name Defend is the 698,433rd most frequently used family name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 17,269,066 people. The last name is primarily found in Europe, where 58 percent of Defend live; 35 percent live in Southwestern Europe and 35 percent live in Italic Europe. Defend is also the 1,257,960th most frequently used given name at a global level, borne by 61 people.

This surname is most widely held in Italy, where it is held by 146 people, or 1 in 418,881. In Italy Defend is mostly found in: Friuli-Venezia Giulia, where 88 percent reside, Lombardy, where 6 percent reside and Lazio, where 2 percent reside. Other than Italy it is found in 18 countries. It is also found in France, where 17 percent reside and Canada, where 14 percent reside.

Defend Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Defend has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Defend last name rose 850 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Defend Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Defend last name are 6.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 53.33% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Defend earn in different countries varies notably. In United States they earn 3.79% less than the national average, earning $41,515 USD per year and in Canada they earn 13.77% more than the national average, earning $56,524 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffend9224/
Diefend921/
Defen9121/
Defent8324/
Defeng8324/
Deffen8312/
Diefen832/
Defenc831/
Depfen830/
Detfen830/
Defn803/
Defente77188/
Deffent7759/
Deijfen7717/
Daffend771/
Defenne771/
Defin73196/
Defne73100/
Defyn7314/
Difen734/
Deffente7121/
Defina672,080/
Deffin67136/
Diffen6776/
Difuen6725/
Defijn678/
Difeng676/
Defing672/
Deefin671/
Doyfen671/
Difien671/
Daifen671/
Defion671/
Deifin671/
Defngh670/
Desfin670/
Dephen670/
Defint670/

Defend Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Defend in the Arabic language
ذودdhwd-

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Footnotes

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  • 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 Defend
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