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

The last name Deffo (Russian: Деффо) occurs more in Cameroon more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Deffo? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 98,135th most commonly occurring family name throughout the world, borne by around 1 in 1,508,184 people. The last name Deffo is primarily found in Africa, where 99 percent of Deffo live; 98 percent live in Central Africa and 97 percent live in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 735,679th most frequently held forename throughout the world It is held by 156 people.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Cameroon, where it is borne by 4,728 people, or 1 in 4,393. In Cameroon Deffo is primarily concentrated in: Centre Region, where 32 percent are found, West Region, where 32 percent are found and Littoral Region, where 30 percent are found. Other than Cameroon it is found in 19 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 0 percent are found.

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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