Defies Surname

5,391,485th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 13 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Taiwan
Highest density in:
Taiwan

Defies Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defies Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Taiwan101:2,344,47514,894
United States31:120,819,6441,331,040

Defies (11) may also be a first name.

Defies Last Name Facts

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

The last name Defies is held by more people in Taiwan than any other country/territory. It may also appear as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defies? popularity and diffusion

Defies is the 5,391,485th most widely held family name on earth, borne by approximately 1 in 560,580,455 people. The surname Defies occurs predominantly in Asia, where 77 percent of Defies live; 77 percent live in East Asia and 77 percent live in Sino-East Asia. It is also the 3,487,849th most common first name throughout the world, borne by 11 people.

The surname Defies is most common in Taiwan, where it is held by 10 people, or 1 in 2,344,475. In Taiwan Defies is most frequent in: New Taipei City, where 70 percent reside and Taipei City, where 30 percent reside. Aside from Taiwan it exists in one country. It also occurs in The United States, where 23 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defiese921/
Defiest920/
Defis9157/
Defes9112/
Defie919/
Defhaies863/
Defois83922/
Deffes83329/
Defeis83281/
Deffis83247/
Defais83202/
Diefes83116/
Defise8376/
Defiez8363/
Deffie8322/
Defese8312/
Defeas834/
Defice833/
Diefie832/
Defeus831/
Defets831/
Defier831/
Defoes831/
Defied831/
Deifes831/
Difies830/
Defees830/
Defawes7781/
Deffois7764/
Defayes7753/
Deaffie7739/
Deffeis7716/
Deffiet773/
Defiece773/
Defishe773/
Desfois772/
Dieffis771/
Dewfess771/
Deffess771/
Deaffis771/
Defesse771/
Defisse771/
Defoise771/
Duyfies771/
Desfees771/
Dieffie771/
Defiett770/
Deufess770/
Defoyes770/
Defez73751/
Dafis73326/
Defix73292/
Difie73283/
Defex73275/
Dafes7344/
Dyfes736/
Defée733/
Defye731/
Defesche71258/
Defauwes71168/
Deffeyes7171/
Defaisse7138/
Desfayes7134/
Desfawes7124/
Defoiche7120/
Desfaits719/
Deffayes711/
Defays671,043/
Defaix67616/
Daffis67213/
Diffie67202/
Defoix67198/
Deffez67100/
Dafesh6783/
Deffge6733/
Deffaisse6732/
Defaus6728/
Diffis6724/
Defous6717/
Dafish6713/
Doffis677/
Davfes675/
Deffés673/
Deffès672/
Daifis672/
Daafis672/
Defoys671/
Diefez671/
Difese671/
Difier671/
Davfis671/
Daffes671/
Deffeisse671/
Deffís671/
Defehe671/
Defich670/

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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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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Defies
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