Deffke Surname

1,328,442nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 169 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Germany
Highest density in:
Gibraltar

Deffke Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deffke Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Germany1031:781,60657,825
United States591:6,143,372295,589
Poland61:6,334,792156,558
Gibraltar11:33,9541,660
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States91:5,579,854232,921

Deffke Last Name Facts

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

The surname Deffke is held by more people in Germany than any other country/territory. It can also be found as:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Deffke? popularity and diffusion

The last name Deffke is the 1,328,442nd most numerous last name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 43,121,573 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 65 percent of Deffke reside; 61 percent reside in Western Europe and 61 percent reside in Germanic Europe.

Deffke is most prevalent in Germany, where it is held by 103 people, or 1 in 781,606. In Germany it is primarily concentrated in: Berlin, where 40 percent live, Lower Saxony, where 23 percent live and North Rhine-Westphalia, where 19 percent live. Excluding Germany this surname exists in 3 countries. It is also found in The United States, where 35 percent live and Poland, where 4 percent live.

Deffke Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Deffke has changed over time. In The United States the number of people who held the Deffke last name increased 656 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Deffke Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Deffke are 26.91% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 73.68% registered with the political party.

Deffke earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 23.81% more than the national average, earning $53,423 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Devke732,140/
Defky7336/
Döfke7335/
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Defki731/
Defka731/
Düyffcke7110/
Devket6721/
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Defkai671/
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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 Deffke
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