Defenu Surname

2,530,696th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 58 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Italy
Highest density in:
Italy

Defenu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Defenu Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Italy571:1,072,92471,656
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

Defenu Last Name Facts

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

Defenu occurs in Italy more than any other country/territory. It may also appear as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defenu? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,530,696th most common surname internationally, borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 100 percent of Defenu are found; 100 percent are found in Southwestern Europe and 98 percent are found in Italic Europe.

It is most frequent in Italy, where it is carried by 57 people, or 1 in 1,072,924. In Italy Defenu is primarily found in: Sardinia, where 91 percent reside, Emilia-Romagna, where 4 percent reside and Lazio, where 4 percent reside. Excluding Italy this last name exists in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 2 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffenu92173/
Diefenau861/
Definu831/
Defonu831/
Definus771/
Defingou7147/
Definous711/
Dofonu674/
Difinu671/
Dofinu671/
Dephenoux671/
Dafanu671/
Dofonou6227/
Dofonnou57109/
Doffonou5728/
Doffonnou533/
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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 Defenu
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