Defeyer Surname

2,333,370th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 67 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Defeyer Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defeyer Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France661:1,006,405112,047
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915

Defeyer Last Name Facts

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

Defeyer is found most frequently in France. It can appear as:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defeyer? popularity and diffusion

It is the 2,333,370th most frequently held last name at a global level, borne by around 1 in 108,769,342 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Defeyer are found; 99 percent are found in Western Europe and 99 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.

It is most commonly occurring in France, where it is held by 66 people, or 1 in 1,006,405. In France it is most prevalent in: Hauts-de-France, where 82 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 5 percent reside and Île-de-France, where 5 percent reside. Apart from France this surname exists in one country. It also occurs in Thailand, where 1 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defeer924/
Defoyer862/
Defayer861/
Defoer77318/
Defier771/
Defeir771/
Defiyar715/
Deffeur713/
Defeure711/
Defigier6742/
Deafhear671/
Defayard671/
Deffigier631/
Defour622,511/
Dafeur62162/
Defaur6241/
Defair622/
Difier621/
Dyfoyr621/
Desfour57165/
Defoure5714/
Desfaur575/
Defourd575/
Defourt573/
Defoire573/
Daffeur572/
Deufaur571/
Defaure571/
De'four571/
Deffour571/
Dephier571/
Diffier571/
Defoirdt53155/

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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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  • 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 Defeyer
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