Defieux Surname

2,255,512th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 71 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Defieux Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defieux Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France561:1,186,120124,657
United States111:32,950,812797,015
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
China21:683,660,78330,601
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States31:16,739,561595,711

Defieux Last Name Facts

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

The surname Defieux occurs in France more than any other country or territory. It can also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for other possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defieux? popularity and diffusion

The surname Defieux is the 2,255,512th most frequently held surname throughout the world, borne by approximately 1 in 102,641,492 people. Defieux is predominantly found in Europe, where 79 percent of Defieux live; 79 percent live in Western Europe and 79 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

It is most common in France, where it is held by 56 people, or 1 in 1,186,120. In France Defieux is most prevalent in: Île-de-France, where 45 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 45 percent live and Pays de la Loire, where 4 percent live. Apart from France this surname occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 15 percent live and Canada, where 3 percent live.

Defieux Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Defieux has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Defieux surname expanded 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Defieux Last Name Statistics demography

Defieux earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 17.15% less than the national average, earning $35,750 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffieux93216/
Desfieux9322/
de Fieux931/
Defieu9234/
Defeux922/
Dufieux86202/
Devieux86143/
Defoeux8622/
Deffeux862/
Desfieu861/
Deffieu861/
Defix83292/
Defex83275/
Duffieux80404/
Defaweux80120/
de Vieux802/
Defaix77616/
Deveux77298/
Defoix77198/
de Fex77102/
Dufeux7785/
Defexa771/
Duvieux7145/
Deffaix7111/
de Faix715/
Defigus713/
de Foix713/
Dévieux711/
Deuveux711/
Davieux711/
de Veux711/
Deveuax711/
Devaeux711/
Dufix6784/
Dieuveux677/
Devux672/
Devix672/
Defox672/
Du Vieux671/
Defax671/
Devex671/
D'Fix671/
Dafix671/
Deveauxe671/
da Vieux671/
Deveauxx671/
Deveauex671/
D Fix670/

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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 Defieux
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