Defodji Surname

1,061,269th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 235 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Benin
Highest density in:
Benin

Defodji Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Defodji Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Benin2341:44,1695,648
Uruguay11:3,431,75838,295

Defodji (190) may also be a first name.

Defodji Last Name Facts

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

Defodji is found most frequently in Benin. It can also be rendered as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Defodji.

How Common Is The Last Name Defodji? popularity and diffusion

Defodji is the 1,061,269th most frequent last name on a global scale, borne by approximately 1 in 31,010,834 people. This surname is predominantly found in Africa, where 100 percent of Defodji reside; 100 percent reside in West Africa and 100 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa. It is also the 659,352nd most frequently held first name internationally. It is borne by 190 people.

This surname is most frequently occurring in Benin, where it is carried by 234 people, or 1 in 44,169. In Benin Defodji is most prevalent in: Collines Department, where 72 percent live, Littoral Department, where 10 percent live and Zou Department, where 9 percent live. Aside from Benin Defodji is found in one country. It is also found in Uruguay, where 0 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffodji93244/
Dafodji8629/
Dofodji866/
Deffoji861/
Daffodji805/
Dahfodji802/
Defoggi7177/
Defosie713/
Defoise711/
Defouci711/
Doifodie671/
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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 Defodji
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