Defendi Surname

138,912th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3,220 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Oman

Defendi Surname User-submission:

The surname Defendi or Defende means 'defended' in Portuguese.

Defendi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy1,4521:42,1197,576
Brazil1,3091:163,5406,301
Oman1511:24,4242,145
France1381:481,32467,982
Argentina511:838,10654,910
United States491:7,397,121336,459
England271:2,063,63279,942
Belgium71:1,642,37898,400
Switzerland61:1,368,81977,571
Peru51:6,356,82538,776
Australia41:6,748,925181,100
Iraq41:8,755,41423,373
Luxembourg41:145,1366,519
Germany21:40,252,730481,636
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
Monaco11:37,0664,748
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Wales11:3,094,53244,023
Afghanistan11:32,153,18360,828
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419

Defendi (89) may also be a first name.

Defendi Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

The surname Defendi or Defende means 'defended' in Portuguese.

- alinne

Defendi Last Name Facts

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

The surname Defendi occurs more in Italy more than any other country or territory. It may be rendered in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Defendi? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 138,912th most frequently used surname throughout the world It is held by around 1 in 2,263,213 people. The last name Defendi occurs mostly in Europe, where 51 percent of Defendi reside; 45 percent reside in Southwestern Europe and 45 percent reside in Italic Europe. Defendi is also the 1,011,231st most frequently occurring first name throughout the world It is held by 89 people.

It is most frequent in Italy, where it is held by 1,452 people, or 1 in 42,119. In Italy Defendi is most frequent in: Lombardy, where 75 percent are found, Veneto, where 12 percent are found and Marche, where 6 percent are found. Barring Italy this surname exists in 24 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 41 percent are found and Oman, where 5 percent are found.

Defendi Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Defendi has changed over time. In England the number of people bearing the Defendi last name expanded 1,350 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Defendi Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Defendi last name are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 66.67% registered to vote for the political party.

The amount Defendi earn in different countries varies greatly. In Italy they earn 10.82% less than the national average, earning €26,781 per year; in Peru they earn 67.57% less than the national average, earning S/. 6,286 per year and in United States they earn 1.15% more than the national average, earning $43,644 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

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Defendio931/
Defende86362/
Defendy8644/
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Deffende8035/
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