Defives Surname

549,140th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 582 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Defives Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defives Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France5621:118,19017,827
Belgium131:884,35769,774
Thailand21:35,319,172966,191
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Spain11:46,752,036156,870
Venezuela11:30,204,07785,459

Defives Last Name Facts

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

The last name Defives is found most frequently in France. It can occur in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defives? popularity and diffusion

Defives is the 549,140th most widespread last name throughout the world It is held by approximately 1 in 12,521,557 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 99 percent of Defives live; 99 percent live in Western Europe and 98 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 562 people, or 1 in 118,190. In France Defives is most numerous in: Hauts-de-France, where 67 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 11 percent reside and Occitanie, where 5 percent reside. Barring France it is found in 7 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 2 percent reside and Thailand, where 0 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defive92167/
Defoive8613/
Defeves862/
Defivet861/
Defyve7710/
Defever711,614/
Deféver712/
Desfeve711/
Defevee710/
Defeaver670/
Defewe621/
Deffeuwe531/

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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 Defives
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