Defley Surname

3,957,383rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 25 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Guam

Defley Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defley Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States211:17,259,949572,238
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England11:55,718,059489,080
Guam11:160,1214,893
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England111:2,215,94364,354
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:2,282,667111,005

Defley Last Name Facts

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

Defley is more commonly found in The United States than any other country or territory. It can also be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of Defley click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defley? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,957,383rd most frequently used surname globally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 291,501,837 people. The surname Defley occurs mostly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Defley reside; 84 percent reside in North America and 84 percent reside in Anglo-North America.

The surname is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is carried by 21 people, or 1 in 17,259,949. In The United States it is mostly found in: Louisiana, where 76 percent live, Texas, where 19 percent live and Massachusetts, where 5 percent live. Aside from The United States Defley occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 8 percent live and England, where 4 percent live.

Defley Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Defley has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Defley last name decreased 5 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it decreased 91 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Defley Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Defley surname are 36.56% more likely to be registered Republicans than the national average, with 83.33% being registered with the party.

Defley earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 33.88% less than the national average, earning $28,531 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffley92282/
Deafley9223/
Defly911,942/
Defle912/
Defler83138/
Difley8357/
Defles8310/
Deflea834/
Deflys832/
Dhefle831/
Defleh831/
Doefle830/
Deafly830/
Deffly830/
Diffley771,275/
Deffler77106/
Defille7743/
Dephley778/
Deiflay770/
Deifler770/
Daffley770/
Dafle732,319/
Defli7349/
Defla738/
Difle738/
Difly730/
Defiolle71149/
Defillet7130/
Deaffler711/
Defilles711/
Deffelle711/
Hdeffler711/
Deflou67150/
Difloe6773/
Desfilles6762/
Däfler6740/
Diffly6723/
Deifli6718/
Deflia679/
Deflis678/
Daffle675/
Diefli673/
Doffle672/
Dephle672/
Deflio671/
Dhafly671/
Deffli671/
Deffla671/
Diffle671/
Dhifle671/
Döfler671/
Defloa671/
Deflas671/
Dawfly670/
Dyfler670/

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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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  • 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 Defley
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