Defos Surname

1,403,590th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 155 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Defos Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defos Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France1151:577,58977,507
Argentina261:1,643,97788,124
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Spain11:46,752,036156,870

The alternate forms: Défos (1) are calculated separately.

Defos (24) may also be a first name.

Defos Last Name Facts

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

Defos is found most frequently in France. It can also be rendered as a variant: Défos. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defos? popularity and diffusion

Defos is the 1,403,590th most frequent surname internationally. It is borne by approximately 1 in 47,016,425 people. It is mostly found in Europe, where 75 percent of Defos reside; 74 percent reside in Western Europe and 74 percent reside in Gallo-Europe. It is also the 2,187,323rd most common first name internationally. It is borne by 24 people.

The surname is most widespread in France, where it is borne by 115 people, or 1 in 577,589. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Occitanie, where 59 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 29 percent live and Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 7 percent live. Aside from France this last name is found in 5 countries. It is also common in Argentina, where 17 percent live and South Africa, where 7 percent live.

Defos Last Name Statistics demography

Defos earn less than half the average income. In South Africa they earn 66.96% less than the national average, earning R 78,516 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Défos931/
Defois91922/
Defoss9121/
Defous9117/
Defose912/
Defoes911/
Defoys911/
Defo893,716/
Defosse833,126/
Deffous832,046/
Deffois8364/
Defouse834/
Defouss833/
Defoose832/
Defosze832/
Desfois832/
Deifous831/
Deffose831/
Defoise831/
Defoust830/
Deffo804,832/
Defoy801,327/
Defas80454/
Dafos80134/
Defoi80132/
Diefo8060/
Defoa8049/
Defus8038/
Deafo8034/
Defou8027/
Defot806/
Defoo803/
Deefo802/
Defox802/
Desfo802/
Defod802/
Defoz801/
Dehfo801/
Defàs801/
Defás801/
Defoh801/
Ddefo801/
Deufo801/
Difos801/
Desfosse77205/
Deffosse7714/
Defosche779/
Deffouss772/
Deifosse771/
Dedffous771/
Defousse771/
Daffos73453/
Defooz73199/
Defoix73198/
Deffas73124/
Diefou7368/
Defoyd7361/
Defoux7345/
Deffou7334/
Defaus7328/
Defouh7317/
Dieffo7311/
Difous738/
Defass737/
Defuse736/
Defoce733/
Deffoz733/
Deyfox732/
Dezfou732/
Defood732/
Deifus732/
Deuffo732/
Deaffo732/
Deffoh732/
Defase732/
Defodd732/
Deefeo731/
Deefox731/
Defeus731/
Defoxx731/
Dawfos731/
Defast731/
Deffus731/
Deffousse712/
Difo671,362/
Defa67696/
Desfoux67363/
Defoggi6777/
Deforzh6729/
Deifuhs6710/
Deifuss678/
Daffous675/
Deffoux673/
Defasse673/
Dafouss672/
Defouce672/
Djfo672/
Doifose671/
Dyffoss671/
Dehfooy671/
Deffohe671/
Deffooz671/
Defaust671/
Défo671/
Dieffou671/
Dahfous671/
Deafouz671/
Diffous671/
Defusse670/
Difosse670/
Diefhus670/

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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
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