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

The last name Deffes occurs more in France more than any other country or territory. It may be found as: Deffés or Deffès. Click here to see other potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Deffes? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 837,371st most common last name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 22,150,595 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 57 percent of Deffes reside; 42 percent reside in North America and 42 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most widespread in France, where it is carried by 137 people, or 1 in 484,837. In France Deffes is most frequent in: Occitanie, where 73 percent reside, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 10 percent reside and Pays de la Loire, where 7 percent reside. Not including France it occurs in 7 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 41 percent reside and Argentina, where 12 percent reside.

Deffes Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Deffes has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname expanded 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 Republicans than The US average, with 86.67% registered with 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/
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Deffeisse801/
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Defesse771/
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Dieffie771/
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Deufess770/
Defer732,727/
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Defie739/
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Defed731/
D'Efe731/
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Defesche71258/
Diffey671,160/
Defays671,043/
Defois67922/
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Differ67567/
Deffit67391/
Defehr67371/
Deffay67231/
Daffis67213/
Diffie67202/
Defais67202/
Deffaa6785/
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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

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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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