Defre Surname
Approximately 37 people bear this surname
Defre Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cameroon | 17 | 1:1,221,710 | 73,195 |
| Belgium | 3 | 1:3,832,215 | 117,288 |
| France | 3 | 1:22,140,907 | 385,998 |
| Brazil | 2 | 1:107,037,166 | 1,031,150 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Netherlands | 2 | 1:8,443,588 | 136,641 |
| Poland | 2 | 1:19,004,374 | 199,659 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Barbados | 1 | 1:287,448 | 2,772 |
| India | 1 | 1:767,065,382 | 1,851,717 |
| Israel | 1 | 1:8,557,634 | 182,558 |
| Russia | 1 | 1:144,123,056 | 881,408 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
The alternate forms: Defré (5) & Defrè (1) are calculated separately.
Defre (10) may also be a first name.
Defre Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Defre Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Defre is more frequently found in Cameroon than any other country/territory. It can occur as: Defré or Defrè. Click here for further possible spellings of Defre.
How Common Is The Last Name Defre? popularity and diffusion
It is the 3,228,735th most common surname on a global scale, held by around 1 in 196,960,700 people. The last name occurs mostly in Africa, where 46 percent of Defre are found; 46 percent are found in Central Africa and 46 percent are found in Central Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,684,242nd most prevalent first name at a global level, held by 10 people.
Defre is most prevalent in Cameroon, where it is borne by 17 people, or 1 in 1,221,710. In Cameroon Defre is mostly found in: Centre Region, where 94 percent are found and West Region, where 6 percent are found. Barring Cameroon this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in Belgium, where 8 percent are found and France, where 8 percent are found.
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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
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