Defoster Surname

3,485,539th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 32 people bear this surname

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

Defoster Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defoster Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States321:11,326,842445,236

Defoster Last Name Facts

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

The last name Defoster is carried by more people in The United States than any other country or territory. It can be found in the variant forms:. Click here for other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Defoster? popularity and diffusion

It is the 3,485,539th most frequently used family name on a global scale. It is borne by around 1 in 227,735,810 people. It occurs mostly in The Americas, where 97 percent of Defoster are found; 97 percent are found in North America and 97 percent are found in Anglo-North America.

The last name Defoster is most widely held in The United States, where it is held by 32 people, or 1 in 11,326,842. In The United States it is most numerous in: California, where 28 percent live, Texas, where 28 percent live and Minnesota, where 25 percent live.

Defoster Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Defoster surname are 8.79% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 55.56% being registered to vote for the party.

Defoster earn marginally less than the average income. In United States they earn 3.79% less than the national average, earning $41,512 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defuster8816/
Defester881/
Defoute801/
Desfote801/
Defather751/
Defote'e751/
Defate7128/
Difote711/
Defatte6762/
Defotis6726/
Difosta6711/
Defouta674/
Doifote674/
Defatee672/
Defates672/
Difoshta631/
Difather631/
Difate5755/
Difoti573/
Defati571/
Defatta53240/
Difouta53202/
Difatte538/
Dehfati531/
Diffate531/
Defauti530/
Dephoty530/
Daifotis5030/
Diffatte504/

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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Defoster
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