Defield Surname

1,422,956th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 152 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States Virgin Islands

Defield Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defield Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States1481:2,449,047150,246
Bahamas11:391,7512,737
Mexico11:124,126,205103,776
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States421:1,195,68367,545

Defield Last Name Facts

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

The surname Defield is found in The United States more than any other country or territory. It may occur as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defield? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,422,956th most prevalent last name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 47,944,381 people. The surname occurs mostly in The Americas, where 99 percent of Defield live; 98 percent live in North America and 97 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 148 people, or 1 in 2,449,047. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Missouri, where 25 percent reside, Washington, where 20 percent reside and Colorado, where 9 percent reside. Apart from The United States this surname exists in 4 countries. It is also found in The Bahamas, where 1 percent reside and Mexico, where 1 percent reside.

Defield Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Defield has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Defield last name rose 352 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Defield Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Defield last name are 25.23% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 72% registered to vote for the political party.

Defield earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 10.6% less than the national average, earning $38,576 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Dewfield9348/
Daefield932/
Deefield931/
Defeld9236/
Deepfield883/
Deifeld86132/
Dyfield863/
Detfeld861/
Dejfeld861/
Dafield861/
Doefeld860/
Dayfield8041/
Dieffeld801/
Daffield801/
Doffield800/
Diffield800/
Dafeld779/
Dyfeld771/
Defeldová758/
Dytfeld71122/
Deifelt7129/
Ditfeld7126/
Dydfeld716/
Defelts713/
Disfeld711/
Dewfelt710/
Dittfeld67271/
Dessfelt675/
Disfeldt674/
Dyttfeld671/
Deflt671/
Dayfeldt671/
Ditfeeld670/
Disfelt570/

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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 Defield
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