Deffous Surname

203,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,046 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Algeria
Highest density in:
Algeria

Deffous Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from Algeria and means 'hand' (da-fous) in Kabylian.

Deffous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Algeria2,0361:18,9743,476
France71:9,488,960336,266
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
England11:55,718,059489,080

Deffous Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from Algeria and means 'hand' (da-fous) in Kabylian.

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Deffous Last Name Facts

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

The last name Deffous is held by more people in Algeria than any other country/territory. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Deffous? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 203,383rd most prevalent family name on earth. It is borne by around 1 in 3,561,850 people. The last name Deffous occurs predominantly in Africa, where 100 percent of Deffous live; 100 percent live in North Africa and 100 percent live in Mahgreb.

Deffous is most frequent in Algeria, where it is borne by 2,036 people, or 1 in 18,974. In Algeria Deffous is primarily found in: Mila Province, where 70 percent are found, Algiers Province, where 21 percent are found and Jijel Province, where 8 percent are found. Without taking into account Algeria it is found in 3 countries. It is also common in France, where 0 percent are found and Russia, where 0 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffouss932/
Dedffous931/
Deffou9234/
Defous9217/
Deffus921/
Deffousse882/
Deffois8664/
Defouse864/
Defouss863/
Deffoux863/
Deifous861/
Deffose861/
Dieffou861/
Diffous861/
Defoust860/
Deffo834,832/
Defos83155/
Defus8338/
Defou8327/
Deffu837/
Deffosse8014/
Dieffoue801/
Defousse801/
Defois77922/
Deffeu77225/
Deffas77124/
Diefou7768/
Defoux7745/
Defaus7728/
Defoss7721/
Defouh7717/
Dieffo7711/
Difous778/
Deffoe776/
Defuse776/
Diffou775/
Deffoz773/
Dezfou772/
Deifus772/
Deuffo772/
Defose772/
Deaffo772/
Deffoh772/
Defeus771/
Defoes771/
Defoys771/
Dieffu771/
Defoue771/
Defo733,716/
Defu73149/
Defosse713,126/
Desfoux71363/
Deffaux71260/
Deffaut7143/
Deffeis7116/
Deffaud7112/
Deifuhs7110/
Deifuss718/
Deffays713/
Defoose712/
Deffeux712/
Defosze712/
Dioffou712/
Desfois712/
Deuffeu712/
Defouce712/
Deffeau711/
Dyffoss711/
Deffoji711/
Deffohe711/
Deffooz711/
Defoise711/
Defaust711/
Deafouz711/
Defoyes710/
Defusse710/
Diefhus710/
Diffo674,035/
Defoe673,539/
Defoy671,327/
Deffa67677/
Defas67454/
Defeu67239/
Desfosse67205/
Defauwes67168/
Defoi67132/
Deffeyes6771/
Defuz6763/
Defau6761/
Diefo6760/
Dhefu6755/
Defoa6749/
Dephouse6734/
Deafo6734/
Defut6731/
Diffu6721/
Defausse6719/
Defosche679/
Defot676/
Defue674/
Diefu674/
Defoo673/
Difou673/
Deefo672/
Defuy672/
Defox672/
Desfo672/
Defod672/
Devfu671/
Dezfu671/
Defoutch671/
Deifosse671/
Defoz671/
Dehfo671/
Defàs671/
Defás671/
Deffayes671/
Defoh671/
Ddefo671/
Deafu671/
Dyfus671/
Défos671/
Depfu671/
Deufo671/
Difos671/
Deffasse671/
Deefu671/

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