Defeo Surname

78,397th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 6,230 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Philippines

Defeo Surname User-submission:

Defeo was a name for someone who lived near a grove of beech trees.

Defeo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,8781:93,46510,494
Philippines1,6541:61,20810,353
Argentina3931:108,7629,191
England1111:501,96431,980
Canada651:566,85547,218
Brazil321:6,689,823158,565
Italy221:2,779,84997,128
Germany131:6,192,728213,814
Taiwan121:1,953,72912,642
Australia81:3,374,463124,818
Netherlands81:2,110,89788,902
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Qatar61:393,00055,922
France41:16,605,680368,153
Switzerland31:2,737,638105,941
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Czechia11:10,633,469206,023
Panama11:3,912,25817,195
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Singapore11:5,507,70347,049
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
Austria11:8,515,435118,036
DR Congo11:73,879,570260,543

Defeo Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

Defeo was a name for someone who lived near a grove of beech trees.

- userhd

Defeo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Defeo occurs most in The United States. It can occur as a variant:. Click here for other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defeo? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 78,397th most frequently occurring surname on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 1,169,751 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 68 percent of Defeo reside; 61 percent reside in North America and 61 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

Defeo is most widespread in The United States, where it is carried by 3,878 people, or 1 in 93,465. In The United States it is most numerous in: New York, where 18 percent reside, New Jersey, where 17 percent reside and Pennsylvania, where 11 percent reside. Aside from The United States this last name occurs in 28 countries. It is also found in The Philippines, where 27 percent reside and Argentina, where 6 percent reside.

Defeo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Defeo surname are 1.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 51.46% registered to vote for the party.

The amount Defeo earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 13.71% more than the national average, earning $49,063 USD per year and in Canada they earn 0.66% less than the national average, earning $49,354 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffeo913/
De'feo912/
Diefeo911/
Deefeo911/
Defeao911/
Defeos911/
Difeo80697/
Defio80109/
Defea8067/
Dafeo801/
Diffeo739/
Deveho731/
Dafieo731/
Deyffea671/
Defugio671/
Defeeaa671/

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Defeo
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