Defia Surname
Approximately 100 people bear this surname
Defia Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Indonesia | 85 | 1:1,555,873 | 103,724 |
| Ghana | 9 | 1:3,002,299 | 11,581 |
| DR Congo | 1 | 1:73,879,570 | 260,543 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| England | 1 | 1:55,718,059 | 489,080 |
| Nigeria | 1 | 1:177,142,758 | 748,972 |
| Uganda | 1 | 1:39,039,279 | 258,887 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
Defia (368) may also be a first name.
Defia Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Defia Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Defia is found in Indonesia more than any other country or territory. It can occur as:. Click here for other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Defia? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 1,849,867th most widespread family name globally, borne by approximately 1 in 72,875,459 people. The surname is predominantly found in Asia, where 85 percent of Defia reside; 85 percent reside in Southeast Asia and 85 percent reside in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 453,251st most numerous first name world-wide, borne by 368 people.
The surname Defia is most common in Indonesia, where it is held by 85 people, or 1 in 1,555,873. In Indonesia it is most numerous in: Yogyakarta, where 26 percent are found, West Sumatra, where 22 percent are found and Central Java, where 18 percent are found. Excluding Indonesia Defia exists in 7 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 9 percent are found and The DR Congo, where 1 percent are found.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Desfia | 91 | 31 | / |
| Deffia | 91 | 3 | / |
| Defiah | 91 | 1 | / |
| Doefia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Diefia | 91 | 1 | / |
| Dafia | 80 | 7,581 | / |
| Defio | 80 | 109 | / |
| Defea | 80 | 67 | / |
| Dofia | 80 | 40 | / |
| Defya | 80 | 7 | / |
| Difia | 80 | 3 | / |
| Deviah | 73 | 33 | / |
| Dofiah | 73 | 8 | / |
| Daffia | 73 | 8 | / |
| Diffia | 73 | 7 | / |
| Dafiah | 73 | 7 | / |
| Dephia | 73 | 6 | / |
| Dafiaa | 73 | 1 | / |
| Daifia | 73 | 1 | / |
| Defeao | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dafija | 73 | 1 | / |
| Defehai | 67 | 11 | / |
| Dhofiah | 67 | 6 | / |
| Defeeaa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Defugio | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deyffea | 67 | 1 | / |
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Defia
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