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

The surname Deffy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻲ) is borne by more people in Indonesia than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Deffy? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 2,220,661st most numerous family name in the world It is held by around 1 in 99,829,396 people. The last name Deffy is predominantly found in Asia, where 93 percent of Deffy reside; 89 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 89 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 459,598th most widespread first name worldwide It is held by 359 people.

The last name is most frequently used in Indonesia, where it is borne by 65 people, or 1 in 2,034,603. In Indonesia it is mostly found in: West Java, where 91 percent are found and East Java, where 8 percent are found. Beside Indonesia Deffy exists in 6 countries. It also occurs in India, where 3 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 3 percent are found.

Deffy Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Deffy has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Deffy surname declined 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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