Defor Surname

254,336th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 1,553 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Ghana
Highest density in:
Ghana

Defor Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defor Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Ghana1,4551:18,5712,344
United States621:5,846,112285,490
England111:5,065,278148,650
Cameroon91:2,307,674112,590
Nigeria41:44,285,690437,567
Russia41:36,030,764577,589
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
France11:66,422,722504,397
Hong Kong11:7,335,48316,643
Togo11:7,247,76812,049
United States Virgin Islands11:110,3756,934
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States111:4,565,335193,764

Defor Last Name Facts

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

The surname Defor (Russian: Дефор) is carried by more people in Ghana than any other country/territory. It may be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defor? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 254,336th most common last name on a worldwide basis It is held by around 1 in 4,692,560 people. It occurs mostly in Africa, where 95 percent of Defor reside; 94 percent reside in West Africa and 94 percent reside in Atlantic-Niger Africa.

It is most frequent in Ghana, where it is carried by 1,455 people, or 1 in 18,571. Besides Ghana it occurs in 12 countries. It also occurs in The United States, where 4 percent are found and England, where 1 percent are found.

Defor Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Defor has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the last name rose 564 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Defor Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Defor last name are 44.9% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than The US average, with 91.67% registered to vote for the political party.

Defor earn significantly more than the average income. In United States they earn 25.08% more than the national average, earning $53,969 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deford913,185/
Defour912,511/
Defoor912,375/
Defore91970/
Deffor91847/
Defort91350/
Defoer91318/
Desfor9146/
Deforr913/
Defoër911/
Deufor911/
Deefor911/
Defoort831,431/
Desfour83165/
Deforth83110/
Defoore8373/
Deforzh8329/
Defford8314/
Defoure8314/
Dedford839/
Deffore838/
Defourd835/
Defoire833/
Defourt833/
Deffort832/
Deffoor832/
Desford832/
Desfort831/
De'four831/
Deffour831/
Deforre831/
Depford831/
Desfore830/
Detford830/
Defar808,316/
Defur80237/
Difor8018/
Dafor8015/
Dofor804/
Defoirdt77155/
D'Deford771/
Deifford771/
Deadford771/
Dewforth770/
Deffar73519/
Dawfor73283/
Difour73142/
Difort7374/
Dyfort7369/
Diffor7351/
Deffur7346/
Dehfar7342/
Defaur7341/
Defare7330/
Defuhr7324/
Defard7324/
Difore7317/
Defurr737/
Dyford734/
Dafoor733/
Defure733/
Dayfor733/
Dedfar731/
Dhafor731/
Diford731/
Devfar731/
Dyfoyr731/
Dehfur731/
Desfar731/
Dizfor731/
Daforr730/
Daffor730/
Dephor730/
Difford67430/
Diffort67171/
Ditfort6773/
Doiford6731/
Desfard6719/
Dyffort6716/
Dehdfar678/
Desfaur675/
Difoire674/
Deffeur673/
Deffard672/
Deidfar672/
Daiford672/
Daifour672/
Deffare671/
Dayfort671/
Doffuor671/
Doifort671/
Didford671/
Dehphor671/
Deufaur671/
Defeure671/
Defaure671/
Dayford670/

Defor Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Defor in the Russian language
Дефорdefor-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Defor
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