Defillo Surname

440,082nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 778 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Dominican Republic
Highest density in:
Dominican Republic

Defillo Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defillo Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Dominican Republic6011:17,3591,197
United States1311:2,766,862164,942
Puerto Rico291:122,4191,744
Brazil111:19,461,303329,560
Mexico31:41,375,40271,397
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States71:7,174,098302,835

The alternate forms: Defilló (74) are calculated separately.

Defillo Last Name Facts

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

The last name Defillo is found in The Dominican Republic more than any other country or territory. It can also appear as a variant: Defilló. For other potential spellings of this name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defillo? popularity and diffusion

It is the 440,082nd most widely held family name throughout the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 9,367,026 people. The surname is mostly found in The Americas, where 92 percent of Defillo are found; 81 percent are found in Caribbean and 81 percent are found in Hispano-Caribbean.

Defillo is most common in The Dominican Republic, where it is borne by 601 people, or 1 in 17,359. Apart from The Dominican Republic this last name occurs in 7 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 17 percent are found and Puerto Rico, where 4 percent are found.

Defillo Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Defillo has changed over time. In The United States the share of the population with the surname increased 1,871 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Defillo Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States Defillo are 12.05% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 58.82% registered with the party.

Defillo earn notably more than the average income. In United States they earn 15.18% more than the national average, earning $49,700 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defilló9574/
Defilla8692/
Dafillo863/
Difillo861/
Deflo83128/
Defillat80138/
Deflou77150/
Defloo77109/
Deflot772/
Deflod771/
Defloa771/
Deflio771/
Dephillio751/
Defloux712/
Deflood711/
Dafilla711/
Defella711/
Diflo6766/
Defla678/
Desflots674/
Defellah673/
Dhefllah671/
Devillah671/
Daflo671/

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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 Defillo
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