Deffu Surname

7,117,718th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 7 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Papua New Guinea
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Deffu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deffu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Papua New Guinea51:1,630,743129,019
Tanzania21:26,470,806111,653

Deffu Last Name Facts

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

Deffu is more commonly found in Papua New Guinea than any other country or territory. It may also be found as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Deffu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 7,117,718th most frequently occurring surname on a worldwide basis, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. This last name is primarily found in Oceania, where 71 percent of Deffu are found; 71 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania.

This surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is carried by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea Deffu is primarily found in: Morobe, where 100 percent reside. Besides Papua New Guinea this surname exists in one country. It is also found in Tanzania, where 29 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffeu91225/
Deffou9134/
Deffus911/
Dieffu911/
Defu89149/
Deffous832,046/
Deffaux83260/
Deffaut8343/
Deffaud8312/
Deffoux833/
Deffeux832/
Deuffeu832/
Dieffou831/
Defeu80239/
Daffu80202/
Defuz8063/
Defau8061/
Dhefu8055/
Defus8038/
Defut8031/
Defou8027/
Diffu8021/
Diefu804/
Defuy802/
Deefu801/
Dezfu801/
Devfu801/
Deafu801/
Depfu801/
Deffouss772/
Dedffous771/
Defaux731,287/
Defaut73791/
Defaud73343/
Deifuß7380/
Diefou7368/
Defoux7345/
Diffut7331/
Defaus7328/
Defouh7317/
Defous7317/
Deffoe736/
Diffou735/
Doffeu733/
Defeux732/
Daffau732/
Deifus732/
Dezfou732/
Defeus731/
Daffui731/
Defeuh731/
Desfeux67668/
Dafu67564/
Desfoux67363/
Difu67303/
Dofu67173/
Default6722/
Deifuhs6710/
Deifuss678/
Defouss673/
Dioffou672/
Daffouh671/
Defaust671/
Deifous671/
Deafult671/
Deafouz671/
Diffous671/
Djfu671/
Defoust670/

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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 Deffu
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