Deffes Surname

837,371st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 329 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Deffes Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deffes Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1371:484,83768,361
United States1361:2,665,139160,299
Argentina411:1,042,52264,438
Uruguay71:490,25125,911
Brazil31:71,358,111770,017
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Poland21:19,004,374199,659
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

The alternate forms: Deffés (3) & Deffès (2) are calculated separately.

Deffes Last Name Facts

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

Deffes is most common in France. It may appear in the variant forms: Deffés or Deffès. Click here for further potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Deffes? popularity and diffusion

The last name Deffes is the 837,371st most widespread last name world-wide. It is borne by around 1 in 22,150,595 people. The last name Deffes occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Deffes live; 42 percent live in North America and 42 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

The last name is most widely held in France, where it is held by 137 people, or 1 in 484,837. In France Deffes is primarily found in: Occitanie, where 73 percent are found, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 10 percent are found and Pays de la Loire, where 7 percent are found. Barring France this last name is found in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent are found and Argentina, where 12 percent are found.

Deffes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Deffes has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 13,600 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Deffes Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Deffes last name are 39.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 86.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Deffes earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 6.03% less than the national average, earning $40,545 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Deffès942/
Deffeis9216/
Deffess921/
Deffe91207/
Defes9112/
Defeis83281/
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Defies8313/
Defese8312/
Dieffe836/
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Defeus831/
Daffes831/
Defets831/
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Defees830/
Defe80668/
Deffeisse801/
Deffois7764/
Deffett7756/
Deaffie7739/
Deffeiz7722/
Deffays773/
Deiffer772/
Deuffeu772/
Dewfess771/
Deuffee771/
Deyffea771/
Deaffis771/
Deaffer771/
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Defesse771/
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Desfees771/
Dieffie771/
Dheffer771/
Deufess770/
Defer732,727/
Defez73751/
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Defet7364/
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Defis7357/
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Deife7335/
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Defie739/
Defey736/
Dyfes736/
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Defée733/
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Deyfe732/
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Defep731/
Deffé731/
Deafe731/
Defed731/
D'Efe731/
Deufe730/
Defesche71258/
Diffey671,160/
Defays671,043/
Defois67922/
Diffee67717/
Differ67567/
Deffit67391/
Defehr67371/
Deffay67231/
Daffis67213/
Diffie67202/
Defais67202/
Deffaa6785/
Dafesh6783/
Defise6776/
Dehfer6770/
Defiez6763/
Depfer6763/
Deuffi6751/
Deifer6750/
Deferr6740/
Deffaisse6732/
Diffis6724/
Defeat6714/
Defeyt6710/
Doffis677/
Defeth677/
Deffih676/
Davfes675/
Defeer674/
Deefer673/
Defice673/
Dieffi673/
Defher672/
Dheife672/
Diefie672/
Desfer671/
Deefee671/
Deifed671/
Deafer671/
Dehfeh671/
Deifee671/
Deifeh671/
Dheyfe671/
Doffys671/
Defett671/
Defeuh671/
Defoys671/
Dehefe671/
Defehe671/
Daiffe671/
Diefea671/
Diefez671/
Difese671/
Difies670/
Depfet670/
Dieffy670/
Difeus670/

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