Defin Surname

1,202,518th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 196 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Defin Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defin Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1281:518,92871,816
Poland271:1,407,73183,680
Indonesia151:8,816,613340,855
Philippines151:6,749,215188,373
Russia31:48,041,019639,186
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Haiti11:10,683,90724,607
Kenya11:46,179,900103,372
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Sri Lanka11:20,808,56018,521

The alternate forms: Defiñ (2) are calculated separately.

Defin (390) may also be a first name.

Defin Last Name Facts

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

Defin (Marathi: डॅफीन, Russian: Дефин) is found most in France. It can also occur as: Defiñ. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defin? popularity and diffusion

Defin is the 1,202,518th most commonly used family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 37,181,357 people. The surname Defin occurs mostly in Europe, where 81 percent of Defin reside; 65 percent reside in Western Europe and 65 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. Defin is also the 438,463rd most frequent first name globally, held by 390 people.

This last name is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 128 people, or 1 in 518,928. In France Defin is most frequent in: Brittany, where 57 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 16 percent are found and Normandy, where 15 percent are found. Excluding France Defin exists in 11 countries. It is also common in Poland, where 14 percent are found and Indonesia, where 8 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defiñ932/
Defina912,080/
Deffin91136/
Defijn918/
Defing912/
Deefin911/
Defion911/
Deifin911/
Desfin910/
Defint910/
Defn893/
Deffina8344/
Deifina832/
Deuffin831/
Dafin80120/
Defne80100/
Dofin8030/
Defen8021/
Defyn8014/
Defim803/
Difin803/
Definová771/
Dechfinn771/
Daffin731,663/
Diffin73798/
Defend73422/
Doffin73375/
Difina7381/
Defeng7324/
Defent7324/
Deffen7312/
Difion7310/
Dephin737/
Diofin733/
Daifin732/
Diefen732/
Dayfin731/
Dhafin731/
Doefen731/
Difien731/
Defenc731/
Dawfin731/
Djfion731/
Depfen730/
Defngh730/
Detfen730/
Deffent6759/
Deffend6724/
Deijfen6717/
Dafn678/
Daifina675/
Deephin673/
Detphin672/
Dyfn672/
Diffina672/
Defenne671/
Doefoen671/
Dofn671/
Difn671/
Dephina671/
Diffing670/
Deuphin670/

Defin Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Defin in the Marathi language
डॅफीनdephina50
डेफीनdephina50
Defin in the Russian language
Дефинdefin-

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Footnotes

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