Defors Surname

4,116,508th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 23 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
United States

Defors Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defors Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States221:16,475,406557,260
England11:55,718,059489,080
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States61:8,369,781355,680

Defors Last Name Facts

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

The surname Defors is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may appear in the variant forms:. For other potential spellings of Defors click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defors? popularity and diffusion

Defors is the 4,116,508th most prevalent surname worldwide, held by around 1 in 316,849,822 people. Defors occurs mostly in The Americas, where 96 percent of Defors live; 96 percent live in North America and 96 percent live in Anglo-North America.

The surname Defors is most widespread in The United States, where it is held by 22 people, or 1 in 16,475,406. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 27 percent live, Washington, where 27 percent live and Michigan, where 23 percent live. Besides The United States this surname exists in one country. It is also found in England, where 4 percent live.

Defors Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Defors has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people who held the Defors surname grew 367 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Defors Last Name Statistics demography

Defors earn significantly less than the average income. In United States they earn 25.65% less than the national average, earning $32,083 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defours92262/
Ådefors9212/
Dejfors925/
Deforse921/
Deforst920/
Desfours86227/
Defforst861/
Deforrst860/
Defars8314/
Dafors8310/
Defers831/
Dofors831/
Defurs830/
Deforce77190/
Deffers773/
Disfors772/
Deifers771/
Deforche71554/
Deeforce711/
Dieffers710/
Dafers671/
Daphors622/
Differs622/
Diforce621/
Dephers621/
Dafersh621/
Dhafers621/
Doffers620/
Defarce620/
Devaharsh531/

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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
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  • 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 Defors
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