Defi Surname

190,637th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 2,213 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Indonesia
Highest density in:
Indonesia

Defi Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defi Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Indonesia2,0001:66,1257,166
Algeria641:603,61839,274
India601:12,784,423224,716
Turkey191:4,095,86499,768
Nigeria121:14,761,896248,185
France101:6,642,272293,169
Iran81:9,597,816173,045
Russia51:28,824,611530,332
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
DR Congo41:18,469,892182,906
South Africa31:18,059,235248,362
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Italy31:20,385,563143,117
England21:27,859,030389,889
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Papua New Guinea11:8,153,717181,784
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
Norway11:5,142,286129,201
Niger11:19,192,017110,060
Mauritius11:1,293,41716,552
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Ivory Coast11:23,071,23276,679
Ethiopia11:97,546,26229,669
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
Azerbaijan11:9,649,12247,873
Armenia11:2,930,18022,770
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706

The alternate forms: Défi (1) are calculated separately.

Defi (16,415) may also be a first name.

Defi Last Name Facts

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

Defi (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻲ, Hindi: देफी, Russian: Дефи) occurs most in Indonesia. It may occur as a variant: Défi. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defi? popularity and diffusion

The last name Defi is the 190,637th most widely held family name at a global level It is held by approximately 1 in 3,293,062 people. It is predominantly found in Asia, where 95 percent of Defi reside; 90 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 90 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. Defi is also the 43,617th most frequently used first name internationally. It is borne by 16,415 people.

The surname Defi is most frequent in Indonesia, where it is borne by 2,000 people, or 1 in 66,125. In Indonesia Defi is primarily found in: East Java, where 25 percent reside, West Sumatra, where 18 percent reside and West Java, where 15 percent reside. Outside of Indonesia Defi is found in 28 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 3 percent reside and India, where 3 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Défi921/
Deffi89446/
Defit89156/
Devfi89155/
Defoi89132/
Defio89109/
Desfi8990/
Defis8957/
Defai8953/
Dhefi8932/
Diefi8925/
Deafi8924/
Defhi8917/
Doefi8915/
Dehfi8913/
Deufi8912/
Defie899/
Defid894/
Defei894/
Deifi893/
Dezfi891/
Defois80922/
Deffit80391/
Defeis80281/
Defait80250/
Deffis80247/
Defais80202/
Deuffi8051/
Deffie8022/
Defitt8019/
Dheifi8016/
Deffih806/
Dieffi803/
Diefie802/
Detfai802/
Desfai801/
Defihp801/
Deefit801/
Deufih801/
Deshfi801/
Hdeifi801/
Defich800/
Dafi753,237/
Difi752,068/
Defa75696/
Defe75668/
Dofi75335/
Defy75106/
Deffitt73212/
Defoggi7377/
Deffois7364/
Deaffie7339/
Dezsőfi7328/
Deffeiz7322/
Deffeis7316/
Defeijt733/
Desfois732/
Deaffis731/
Deeffit731/
Dieffie731/
Dechfai731/
Daffi675,409/
Daifi673,087/
Defer672,727/
Defay671,751/
Defoy671,327/
Defaa67925/
Defez67751/
Dahfi67702/
Defee67682/
Deffa67677/
Diffi67335/
Difie67283/
Defeu67239/
Dhifi67224/
Deffe67207/
Dayfi67174/
Doffi67137/
Dhafi67123/
Defeh6795/
Deffy6773/
Defea6767/
Dafei6767/
Defet6764/
Diefe6758/
Diefa6755/
Defoa6749/
Deife6735/
Dafai6734/
Daafi6729/
Dafih6727/
Difai6719/
Dephi6718/
Dohfi6718/
Deify6716/
Dhofi6716/
Deifa6715/
Dhefe6712/
Defes6712/
Dafie679/
Desfaits679/
Dehvi678/
Difio678/
Defey676/
Dofai675/
Defha674/
Dofhi674/
Deafy674/
Deefe673/
Doifi673/
Difei673/
Defée673/
Deyfe672/
Defuy672/
Dofie672/
Daïfi672/
Defèr672/
Dowfi672/
Desfe672/
Difhi671/
Diofi671/
Desfy671/
Defep671/
Didfi671/
Ditfi671/
Dejfa671/
Deffé671/
Deafe671/
Deefa671/
Defed671/
D'Efe671/
Difgi671/
Difih671/
Difip671/
Hdifi671/
Duifi671/
Dafui671/
Defhj671/
Dehfa671/
Diefy671/
Deufe670/

Defi Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Defi in the Hassaniya-Arabic language
ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻲaldfy-
Defi in the Hindi language
देफीdephi81.82
डेफीdephi9.09
डेफिdephi9.09
Defi in the Russian language
Дефиdefi-

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