Deffy Surname

2,220,661st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 73 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Deffy Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Deffy Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia651:2,034,603127,068
India21:383,532,6911,645,216
Papua New Guinea21:4,076,858165,791
Australia11:26,995,701270,794
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

Deffy (359) may also be a first name.

Deffy Last Name Facts

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

Deffy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻲ) is most common in Indonesia. It may also occur in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Deffy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,220,661st most frequently occurring family name on earth, held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. This surname is primarily found in Asia, where 93 percent of Deffy are found; 89 percent are found in Southeast Asia and 89 percent are found in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Deffy is also the 459,598th most numerous forename globally It is held by 359 people.

It is most frequently held in Indonesia, where it is held by 65 people, or 1 in 2,034,603. In Indonesia Deffy is most frequent in: West Java, where 91 percent live and East Java, where 8 percent live. Outside of Indonesia this last name is found in 6 countries. It is also common in India, where 3 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent live.

Deffy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Deffy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Deffy last name fell 86 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffay91231/
Deffey9116/
Dieffy910/
Defy89106/
Deffays833/
Defay801,751/
Defoy801,327/
Daffy80741/
Deffa80677/
Deffi80446/
Deffe80207/
Diffy8083/
Deify8016/
Doffy809/
Defey806/
Deafy804/
Defuy802/
Dyffy802/
Deffé801/
Desfy801/
Diefy801/
Dezsőffy778/
Diffey731,160/
Defays731,043/
Deffit73391/
Deffes73329/
Deffis73247/
Daffey73243/
Deffeu73225/
Deffet73210/
Doffay73131/
Deffer73109/
Daffay73101/
Deffez73100/
Deffaa7385/
Deffee7380/
Defoyd7361/
Deuffi7351/
Doffey7346/
Deffge7333/
Deffie7322/
Diffay7312/
Defeyt7310/
Dieffe736/
Deffih736/
Dieffi733/
Deffés733/
Deffès732/
Deifay731/
Deffís731/
Defoys731/
Duiffy730/
Diffhy730/
Defi672,213/
Defa67696/
Defe67668/
Deffitt67212/
D'Offay67167/
Deffois6764/
Deffett6756/
Deaffie6739/
Dafy6736/
Deffeiz6722/
Deffeis6716/
Dofy673/
Deiffer672/
Deuffeu672/
Dieffie671/
Deuffee671/
Deyffea671/
Deffess671/
Deaffis671/
Deaffer671/
Dehfooy671/
Defffer671/
Deeffit671/
Dify671/
Dyfy671/
Djfy671/
Dheffer671/

Deffy Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Deffy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻲaldfy-

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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
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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 Deffy
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