Defoe Surname
Approximately 3,539 people bear this surname
Defoe Surname Definition:
The French De Fau = Of (the) Beech [Old French fau, fay, &c., Latin fāg-us, the beech]
Defoe Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 2,219 | 1:163,343 | 16,616 |
| Ghana | 346 | 1:78,094 | 7,799 |
| Dominica | 316 | 1:240 | 63 |
| England | 297 | 1:187,603 | 16,709 |
| Canada | 213 | 1:172,984 | 17,319 |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 26 | 1:3,814 | 525 |
| Russia | 19 | 1:7,585,424 | 283,555 |
| Netherlands | 15 | 1:1,125,812 | 68,885 |
| United States Virgin Islands | 14 | 1:7,884 | 1,168 |
| France | 11 | 1:6,038,429 | 280,838 |
| Australia | 9 | 1:2,999,522 | 116,751 |
| Jamaica | 6 | 1:478,324 | 10,136 |
| Germany | 4 | 1:20,126,365 | 436,245 |
| Japan | 4 | 1:31,961,073 | 53,820 |
| Ireland | 2 | 1:2,354,470 | 19,715 |
| Ukraine | 2 | 1:22,761,348 | 425,733 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 1:681,988 | 17,017 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| India | 2 | 1:383,532,691 | 1,645,216 |
| China | 2 | 1:683,660,783 | 30,601 |
| Georgia | 2 | 1:1,872,772 | 35,618 |
| Italy | 2 | 1:30,578,344 | 160,757 |
| Serbia | 1 | 1:7,144,948 | 38,459 |
| Brazil | 1 | 1:214,074,332 | 1,693,628 |
| British Virgin Islands | 1 | 1:31,594 | 1,029 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belarus | 1 | 1:9,501,059 | 159,228 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Tunisia | 1 | 1:610,626 | 30,336 |
| Croatia | 1 | 1:4,228,604 | 99,289 |
| Sweden | 1 | 1:9,846,757 | 347,448 |
| Suriname | 1 | 1:552,616 | 9,664 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Romania | 1 | 1:20,077,870 | 89,414 |
| Philippines | 1 | 1:101,238,223 | 404,861 |
| New Zealand | 1 | 1:4,528,323 | 55,372 |
| Mexico | 1 | 1:124,126,205 | 103,776 |
| North Macedonia | 1 | 1:2,101,472 | 31,546 |
| Liberia | 1 | 1:4,408,535 | 47,110 |
| Kazakhstan | 1 | 1:17,682,496 | 204,010 |
| Iran | 1 | 1:76,782,524 | 277,718 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 23 | 1:1,059,799 | 41,508 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:1,568,416 | 19,290 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 293 | 1:171,395 | 15,445 |
Defoe (36) may also be a first name.
Defoe Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The French De Fau = Of (the) Beech [Old French fau, fay, &c., Latin fāg-us, the beech]
Defoe Demographics
Average Male Defoe Height
177.5 cm
Sample is predominantly from Anglosphere countries
Defoe Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Defoe Come From? nationality or country of origin
Defoe (Arabic: ديفو) is found most frequently in The United States. It can occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Defoe? popularity and diffusion
The surname Defoe is the 128,143rd most common last name throughout the world. It is borne by around 1 in 2,059,210 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Defoe reside; 68 percent reside in North America and 68 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,717,090th most frequent first name globally, held by 36 people.
The surname Defoe is most frequently held in The United States, where it is carried by 2,219 people, or 1 in 163,343. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Minnesota, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Apart from The United States this last name is found in 44 countries. It also occurs in Ghana, where 10 percent are found and Dominica, where 9 percent are found.
Defoe Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The prevalency of Defoe has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Defoe surname grew 757 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it grew 1,291 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Defoe Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those bearing the Defoe last name are 2.5% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 50.73% being registered to vote for the party.
The amount Defoe earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 0.01% less than the national average, earning $43,145 USD per year and in Canada they earn 11.5% more than the national average, earning $55,396 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
Defoe Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Defoe in the Arabic language | ||
| ديفو | dyfw | - |
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