Deffar Surname

599,225th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 519 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Deffar Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deffar Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria4841:79,81712,619
France131:5,109,440259,941
Italy81:7,644,586115,463
Mauritania41:1,023,71625,172
Morocco41:8,619,02573,251
Argentina21:21,371,707253,176
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669

Deffar Last Name Facts

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

The surname Deffar (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻓﺎﺭ) occurs in Algeria more than any other country/territory. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deffar? popularity and diffusion

The surname Deffar is the 599,225th most frequently used family name world-wide, held by around 1 in 14,041,514 people. This last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Deffar live; 94 percent live in North Africa and 94 percent live in Mahgreb.

This surname is most common in Algeria, where it is carried by 484 people, or 1 in 79,817. In Algeria it is most common in: Sétif Province, where 63 percent live, Mascara Province, where 37 percent live and Saïda Province, where 0 percent live. Apart from Algeria Deffar is found in 8 countries. It also occurs in France, where 3 percent live and Italy, where 2 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffard922/
Deffare921/
Defar918,316/
Deffor83847/
Daffar83234/
Dehfar8342/
Defaur8341/
Defare8330/
Defard8324/
Defair832/
Desfar831/
Devfar831/
Diffar831/
Dedfar831/
Dhaffar7724/
Desfard7719/
Defford7714/
Deffore778/
Dehdfar778/
Desfaur775/
Deffeur773/
Deffort772/
Deffoor772/
Deidfar772/
Deffour771/
Defaure771/
Deufaur771/
Defor731,553/
Dafar73876/
Dofar73106/
Difar7323/
Djfar733/
Deidfard718/
Deifford711/
Deafhear711/
Deford673,185/
Defour672,511/
Defoor672,375/
Defore67970/
Defort67350/
Dhafar67220/
Dhofar67216/
Diffor6751/
Desfor6746/
Dayfar6731/
Difard677/
Daafar675/
Dyfart674/
Dohfar673/
Deforr673/
Dajfar672/
Disfar672/
Diofar671/
Dephar671/
Difarr671/
Deufor671/
Dafaar671/
Dafarr671/
Defeir671/
Deefor671/
Defoër671/
Dafajr671/
Daifar671/
Daffor670/

Deffar Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deffar in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻓﺎﺭaldfar-

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Footnotes

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