Deffely Surname

2,394,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 64 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Ireland

Deffely Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deffely Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States431:8,429,278367,833
Ireland181:261,6089,673
Australia21:13,497,850222,987
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ireland161:276,86711,455

Deffely Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deffely is borne by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It may appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Deffely? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 2,394,033rd most frequently held family name on earth. It is borne by approximately 1 in 113,867,905 people. This surname is predominantly found in The Americas, where 69 percent of Deffely reside; 69 percent reside in North America and 69 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

This last name is most frequently used in The United States, where it is carried by 43 people, or 1 in 8,429,278. In The United States it is most frequent in: Virginia, where 33 percent are found, Massachusetts, where 28 percent are found and Connecticut, where 16 percent are found. Apart from The United States it occurs in 3 countries. It is also common in Ireland, where 28 percent are found and Australia, where 3 percent are found.

Deffely Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Deffely has changed over time. In Ireland the share of the population with the surname increased 113 percent between 1901 and 2014.

Deffely Last Name Statistics demography

The religious devotion of those bearing the last name is principally Catholic (100%) in Ireland.

In The United States those holding the Deffely surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 66.67% registered with the political party.

Deffely earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 32.06% less than the national average, earning $29,317 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffeley934/
Defely921/
Diffely8650/
Deffily867/
Desfely861/
Deffeler800/
Defoly77107/
Defily7766/
Defele772/
Defeli771/
Defeles71139/
Defeliz7196/
Diffily7193/
Defelis7112/
Defeili714/
Defolly712/
Defoley712/
Difeley711/
Deffili711/
Defelip711/
Deffali711/
Defelio711/
Defailly675/
Diffiley671/
Deffaleh671/
Diffiela670/

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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 Deffely
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