Defir Surname

1,727,723rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 112 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Canada

Defir Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defir Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States881:4,118,852221,730
Canada111:3,349,599180,238
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Algeria41:9,657,88864,782
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
Belarus11:9,501,059159,228
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States141:3,587,049158,810

Defir (11) may also be a first name.

Defir Last Name Facts

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

Defir (Russian: Дефир) has its highest incidence in The United States. It may also appear as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Defir? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 1,727,723rd most widespread family name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 65,067,374 people. This last name occurs mostly in The Americas, where 88 percent of Defir are found; 88 percent are found in North America and 88 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Defir is also the 3,487,849th most commonly occurring forename in the world It is held by 11 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 88 people, or 1 in 4,118,852. In The United States it is most frequent in: Oregon, where 28 percent are found, Arkansas, where 19 percent are found and Virginia, where 10 percent are found. Outside of The United States this surname exists in 5 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 10 percent are found and Indonesia, where 5 percent are found.

Defir Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Defir has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name increased 629 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Defir Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Defir surname are 19.9% more likely to be registered Republicans than The US average, with 66.67% being registered with the party.

Defir earn somewhat less than the average income. In United States they earn 13.35% less than the national average, earning $37,390 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defior9154/
Defire914/
Deffir912/
Defair912/
Deafir911/
Defier911/
Defeir911/
Defird910/
Defoire833/
Dafir804,684/
Defer802,727/
Dofir801,446/
Defre8037/
Defyr8024/
Defèr802/
Difir801/
Defoirdt77155/
Deshfire772/
Dhofir731,812/
Defere731,675/
Defert73757/
Defehr73371/
Dhafir73323/
Daffir73138/
Deffer73109/
Dehfer7370/
Depfer7363/
Deifer7350/
Deferr7340/
Doefer7318/
Dofier7316/
Deffre737/
Doffir735/
Daifir735/
Defeer734/
Dahfir733/
Deefer733/
Defrre732/
Daafir732/
Diefer732/
Dafier732/
Defher732/
Desfer731/
Difier731/
Daefer731/
Deafer731/
Deffert67245/
Doepfer6774/
Defferd6716/
Deferre6713/
Defeher6711/
Depferd6710/
De'fehr6710/
Difoire674/
Deffeur673/
Dhaffir672/
Desfère672/
Deiffer672/
Dieffer671/
Deaffer671/
Dephier671/
Diffier671/
Desfere671/
Defffer671/
Dheffer671/
Deifert670/

Defir Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Defir in the Russian language
Дефирdefir-

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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 Defir
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