Defis Surname

2,555,468th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 57 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Argentina
Highest density in:
Wales

Defis Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defis Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
Indonesia61:22,041,532555,748
Russia61:24,020,509493,300
Wales61:515,75523,171
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
France41:16,605,680368,153
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Ukraine11:45,522,696503,646

Defis (122) may also be a first name.

Defis Last Name Facts

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

The last name Defis (Russian: Дефис) is carried by more people in Argentina than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. Click here for further possible spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Defis? popularity and diffusion

The last name Defis is the 2,555,468th most commonly held last name at a global level. It is borne by around 1 in 127,851,683 people. The last name Defis occurs mostly in The Americas, where 58 percent of Defis are found; 49 percent are found in South America and 47 percent are found in Hispanic Southern America. Defis is also the 844,248th most widespread first name worldwide, borne by 122 people.

This last name is most widely held in Argentina, where it is held by 26 people, or 1 in 1,643,977. In Argentina it is most prevalent in: Mendoza Province, where 96 percent reside and Corrientes Province, where 4 percent reside. Apart from Argentina it exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 11 percent reside and Russia, where 11 percent reside.

Defis Last Name Statistics demography

Defis earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 67.3% more than the national average, earning $72,188 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defois91922/
Defeis91281/
Deffis91247/
Defais91202/
Defise9176/
Defies9113/
Defi892,213/
Deffois8364/
Deffeis8316/
Defishe833/
Desfois832/
Deaffis831/
Dieffis831/
Defisse831/
Defoise831/
Deffi80446/
Dafis80326/
Defix80292/
Defit80156/
Devfi80155/
Defoi80132/
Defio80109/
Desfi8090/
Defai8053/
Dhefi8032/
Diefi8025/
Deafi8024/
Defhi8017/
Dehfi8013/
Defes8012/
Deufi8012/
Defie809/
Defid804/
Defei804/
Deifi803/
Defic803/
Dezfi801/
Defaisse7738/
Desfaits779/
Defays731,043/
Defaix73616/
Deffit73391/
Deffes73329/
Defait73250/
Daffis73213/
Defoix73198/
Diefes73116/
Defiez7363/
Deuffi7351/
Diffis7324/
Deffie7322/
Defitt7319/
Dheifi7316/
Dafish7313/
Defese7312/
Doffis737/
Deffih736/
Defeas734/
Defice733/
Deffés733/
Dieffi733/
Deffès732/
Daifis732/
Diefie732/
Daafis732/
Detfai732/
Desfai731/
Defeus731/
Defihp731/
Davfis731/
Defets731/
Deffís731/
Defoys731/
Deefit731/
Deufih731/
Deshfi731/
Hdeifi731/
Deifes731/
Difies730/
Defees730/
Defich730/
Deffaisse7132/
Deffeisse711/
Difi672,068/
Defa67696/
Defe67668/
Deffitt67212/
Defy67106/
Defoggi6777/
Deaffie6739/
Dezsőfi6728/
Deffeiz6722/
Deffaix6711/
Deffays673/
Defeijt673/
Daifish672/
Dewfess671/
Deffess671/
Defesse671/
Deeffit671/
Dahfish671/
Daafiss671/
Défi671/
Duyfies671/
Desfees671/
Dieffie671/
Deiphis671/
Dechfai671/
Deephis671/
Deufess670/

Defis Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Defis in the Russian language
Дефисdefis-

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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 Defis
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