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Where Does The Last Name Defoe Come From? ^{nationality or country of origin}

Defoe (Arabic: ديفو) is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other potential spellings of Defoe click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defoe? ^{popularity and diffusion}

It is the 128,143^rd most numerous last name throughout the world, held by approximately 1 in 2,059,210 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 79 percent of Defoe are found; 68 percent are found in North America and 68 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Defoe is also the 1,717,090^th most numerous given name on earth It is held by 36 people.

This surname is most numerous in The United States, where it is held by 2,219 people, or 1 in 163,343. In The United States it is most numerous in: Minnesota, where 11 percent are found, New York, where 8 percent are found and Michigan, where 6 percent are found. Beside The United States Defoe exists in 44 countries. It is also found 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 through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Defoe last name rose 757 percent between 1880 and 2014; in England it rose 1,291 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Defoe Last Name Statistics ^demography

In The United States those holding the Defoe surname are 2.5% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 50.73% 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.