Deffontis Surname

2,293,424th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 69 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Saint Barthelemy

Deffontis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deffontis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France671:991,384111,008
New Caledonia11:276,22310,363
Saint Barthelemy11:9,614134

Deffontis Last Name Facts

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

Deffontis is found in France more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Deffontis click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deffontis? popularity and diffusion

Deffontis is the 2,293,424th most widely held family name worldwide, borne by approximately 1 in 105,616,607 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Deffontis reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The last name Deffontis is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 67 people, or 1 in 991,384. In France Deffontis is primarily found in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 55 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 18 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 12 percent live. Excluding France this last name occurs in 2 countries. It also occurs in New Caledonia, where 1 percent live and Saint Barthelemy, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defontis9462/
Desfontis892/
Defontes82216/
Defantis8216/
Deffanti827/
Defontie821/
Defanti75743/
Defonte75344/
Difonti7520/
Defonty7513/
Defonté751/
Defacentis741/
Diffonty7137/
Diffonte716/
Deffante715/
Difantis713/
Defantti712/
Difontes711/
Defanttes676/
Defante632,186/
Difonte6347/
Difanti6320/
Defanty631/
Diffante5912/
Defantte594/
Diefante591/
Defaante591/
Difante50143/
Difanta501/

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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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  • 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 Deffontis
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