Deffo Surname

98,135th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 4,832 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Deffo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deffo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon4,7281:4,393525
South Africa261:2,083,75892,464
United States131:27,881,456736,413
Russia121:12,010,255361,204
France121:5,535,227269,324
Italy91:6,795,188113,457
England71:7,959,723202,100
Canada61:6,140,932260,641
Germany51:16,101,092397,699
Nigeria31:59,047,586507,603
Benin21:5,167,80184,334
Cuba11:11,522,71617,380
Gabon11:1,889,1946,814
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Kazakhstan11:17,682,496204,010
Congo11:4,989,09634,171
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Tajikistan11:8,386,69212,859

Deffo (156) may also be a first name.

Deffo Last Name Facts

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

Deffo (Russian: Деффо) is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can also appear as:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deffo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 98,135th most numerous family name globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 1,508,184 people. The last name is mostly found in Africa, where 99 percent of Deffo are found; 98 percent are found in Central Africa and 97 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. Deffo is also the 735,679th most frequently held given name at a global level, held by 156 people.

The surname Deffo is most numerous in Cameroon, where it is held by 4,728 people, or 1 in 4,393. In Cameroon it is most common in: Centre Region, where 32 percent live, West Region, where 32 percent live and Littoral Region, where 30 percent live. Beside Cameroon this last name occurs in 19 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent live and The United States, where 0 percent live.

Deffo Last Name Statistics demography

Deffo earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 51.7% less than the national average, earning R 114,780 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffou9134/
Dieffo9111/
Deffoz913/
Deffoh912/
Deaffo912/
Deuffo912/
Defo893,716/
Deffous832,046/
Deffois8364/
Deffoux833/
Dieffou831/
Deffooz831/
Deffohe831/
Diffo804,035/
Defoy801,327/
Doffo80832/
Deffa80677/
Defos80155/
Defoi80132/
Diefo8060/
Defoa8049/
Deafo8034/
Defou8027/
Daffo8026/
Defot806/
Defoo803/
Defod802/
Desfo802/
Deefo802/
Defoz801/
Dehfo801/
Defoh801/
Ddefo801/
Deufo801/
Deffouss772/
Dedffous771/
Dioffo731,031/
Defois73922/
Deffeu73225/
Defooz73199/
Deffas73124/
Deffaa7385/
Diefou7368/
Defoyd7361/
Deuffa7355/
Defoux7345/
Defoss7321/
Doffoh7320/
Defous7317/
Defouh7317/
Diffoh7314/
Desffa736/
Diffou735/
Deffat734/
Deffah732/
Dezfou732/
Defood732/
Defodd732/
Deefeo731/
Diffot731/
Diffod731/
Daffoi731/
Defoys731/
Difo671,362/
Defa67696/
Dofo67652/
Desfoux67363/
Deffaux67260/
Dafo67134/
Defoggi6777/
Diffoot6756/
Deffaut6743/
Deffaud6712/
Diffodt676/
Defouss673/
Djfo672/
Deuffeu672/
Desfois672/
Dioffou672/
Deifous671/
Deffeau671/
Dyffoss671/
Diffous671/
Dehfooy671/
Daffouh671/
Défo671/
Diofffo671/
Deafouz671/
Defoust670/

Deffo Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deffo in the Russian language
Деффоdeffo-

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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 Deffo
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