Defeni Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Solomon Islands
Highest density in:
Solomon Islands

Defeni Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defeni Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Solomon Islands71:82,86115,196
Brazil51:42,814,866547,158
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784

Defeni (38) may also be a first name.

Defeni Last Name Facts

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

The last name Defeni has its highest incidence in The Solomon Islands. It can be found as:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defeni? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 5,391,485th most frequent last name on a worldwide basis. It is borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. This last name occurs mostly in Oceania, where 62 percent of Defeni live; 62 percent live in Oceania Islands and 54 percent live in Solomonic Oceania. It is also the 1,662,754th most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 38 people.

The surname is most common in The Solomon Islands, where it is carried by 7 people, or 1 in 82,861. In The Solomon Islands Defeni is mostly concentrated in: Malaita Province, where 100 percent are found. Apart from The Solomon Islands it exists in 2 countries. It is also common in Brazil, where 38 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defenio92101/
Defini83164/
Difeni8312/
Defeny833/
Defene830/
Definis77537/
Definio7717/
Desfini775/
Defeney772/
Defiena771/
Definiz771/
Deffini771/
Dyofeni771/
Defényi771/
Defener771/
Defenes771/
Defeena771/
Defiñ732/
Deffinis7137/
Deffinie711/
Defeigne711/
Deafinis711/
Defeiner711/
Deffener710/
Define67403/
Difini67192/
Difena6711/
Definy671/

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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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  • 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 Defeni
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