Defous Surname

4,772,636th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 17 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Algeria

Defous Surname User-submission:

This surname originates from Algeria and means 'hand' (da-fous) in Kabylian.

Defous Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France91:7,380,302306,885
Algeria61:6,438,59253,709
United States21:181,229,4661,556,795
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States11:50,218,684817,899

Defous Surname Meaning

User-submitted Reference

This surname originates from Algeria and means 'hand' (da-fous) in Kabylian.

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Defous Last Name Facts

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

The surname Defous is found most in France. It can also be found as:. Click here for further potential spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defous? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 4,772,636th most widespread last name at a global level It is held by around 1 in 428,679,172 people. The last name occurs mostly in Europe, where 53 percent of Defous live; 53 percent live in Western Europe and 53 percent live in Gallo-Europe.

This last name is most numerous in France, where it is held by 9 people, or 1 in 7,380,302. In France Defous is most numerous in: Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur, where 89 percent live and Occitanie, where 11 percent live. Aside from France it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in Algeria, where 35 percent live and The United States, where 12 percent live.

Defous Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Defous has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people bearing the Defous last name rose 200 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffous922,046/
Defouse924/
Defouss923/
Deifous921/
Defoust920/
Defos91155/
Defus9138/
Defou9127/
Deffouss862/
Dedffous861/
Defousse861/
Defois83922/
Diefou8368/
Defoux8345/
Deffou8334/
Defaus8328/
Defoss8321/
Defouh8317/
Difous838/
Defuse836/
Dezfou832/
Deifus832/
Defose832/
Defeus831/
Defoes831/
Defoys831/
Deffus831/
Defoue831/
Defo803,716/
Defu80149/
Deffousse802/
Defosse773,126/
Desfoux77363/
Deffois7764/
Deifuhs7710/
Deifuss778/
Deffoux773/
Defoose772/
Defosze772/
Desfois772/
Defouce772/
Deffose771/
Defoise771/
Defaust771/
Dieffou771/
Deafouz771/
Diffous771/
Defoyes770/
Defusse770/
Diefhus770/
Deffo734,832/
Defoe733,539/
Defoy731,327/
Defas73454/
Defeu73239/
Defoi73132/
Defuz7363/
Defau7361/
Diefo7360/
Dhefu7355/
Defoa7349/
Deafo7334/
Defut7331/
Deffu737/
Defot736/
Defue734/
Diefu734/
Defoo733/
Difou733/
Deefo732/
Defuy732/
Defox732/
Desfo732/
Defod732/
Devfu731/
Dezfu731/
Defoz731/
Dehfo731/
Defàs731/
Defás731/
Defoh731/
Ddefo731/
Deafu731/
Dyfus731/
Défos731/
Depfu731/
Deufo731/
Difos731/
Deefu731/
Desfosse71205/
Defauwes71168/
Dephouse7134/
Defausse7119/
Deffosse7114/
Defosche719/
Defoutch711/
Deifosse711/
Dieffoue711/
Defaux671,287/
Defays671,043/
Defaut67791/
Defaud67343/
Defeis67281/
Deffeu67225/
Defais67202/
Defooz67199/
Defoix67198/
Deffas67124/
Deephouse67111/
Deifuß6780/
Defoyd6761/
Defuji6745/
Defies6713/
Dieffo6711/
Diofou677/
Defass677/
Deffoe676/
Diffou675/
Defeas674/
Defoce673/
Deffoz673/
Deyfox672/
Defood672/
Deuffo672/
Daifou672/
Deaffo672/
Deichfuss672/
Defeux672/
Deffoh672/
Defase672/
Desfausse672/
Defodd672/
Doifou671/
Deefeo671/
Deefox671/
Defeyo671/
Defoxx671/
Defoya671/
Defuia671/
Defuya671/
Defeau671/
Defast671/
Defeuh671/
Defoye671/
Defuio671/
Defayo671/
Dieffu671/
Duifus670/
Defees670/
Difeus670/
Dyfuss670/

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