Deffew Surname
Approximately 58 people bear this surname
Deffew Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ireland | 56 | 1:84,088 | 4,852 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 5 | 1:4,875,074 | 116,529 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Deffew Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Deffew Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Deffew has its highest incidence in Ireland. It can also be rendered in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Deffew? popularity and diffusion
The surname Deffew is the 2,530,696th most prevalent surname on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 125,647,343 people. It occurs predominantly in Europe, where 100 percent of Deffew reside; 98 percent reside in Northern Europe and 98 percent reside in British Isles.
The surname Deffew is most commonly used in Ireland, where it is carried by 56 people, or 1 in 84,088. In Ireland it is primarily found in: Leinster, where 98 percent reside and Connaught, where 2 percent reside. Apart from Ireland this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in England, where 2 percent reside and Germany, where 2 percent reside.
Deffew Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Deffew has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Deffew surname decreased 80 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defew | 91 | 83 | / |
| Defife | 83 | 37 | / |
| Deffef | 83 | 3 | / |
| Defewe | 83 | 1 | / |
| Defeuw | 83 | 1 | / |
| Defiew | 83 | 0 | / |
| Diffewe | 77 | 5 | / |
| Defef | 73 | 7 | / |
| Defeb | 73 | 1 | / |
| Defief | 67 | 61 | / |
| Difewe | 67 | 21 | / |
| Daffef | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dephew | 67 | 5 | / |
| Deafif | 67 | 4 | / |
| Defayf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Defeuf | 67 | 1 | / |
| Defeft | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deffif | 67 | 1 | / |
| Defyff | 67 | 1 | / |
| Defaiw | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deephew | 62 | 4 | / |
| Deffitf | 62 | 1 | / |
| Dafev | 55 | 20 | / |
| Dafif | 55 | 14 | / |
| Dafef | 55 | 4 | / |
| Deafiv | 50 | 1 | / |
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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 Deffew
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