Defree Surname

6,723,624th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 8 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
South Africa
Highest density in:
South Africa

Defree Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defree Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
South Africa51:10,835,541204,227
Cameroon11:20,769,068227,406
France11:66,422,722504,397
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States21:25,109,342694,541

Defree (9) may also be a first name.

Defree Last Name Facts

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

Defree is most common in South Africa. It may be found in the variant forms:. Click here for further possible spellings of this name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defree? popularity and diffusion

The last name Defree is the 6,723,624th most numerous surname in the world. It is borne by around 1 in 910,943,240 people. This last name occurs predominantly in Africa, where 75 percent of Defree live; 63 percent live in Southern Africa and 63 percent live in South Bantu Africa. It is also the 3,941,740th most frequently used first name throughout the world. It is borne by 9 people.

This last name is most commonly held in South Africa, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 10,835,541. In South Africa Defree is most prevalent in: Gauteng, where 40 percent reside, Eastern Cape, where 20 percent reside and KwaZulu-Natal, where 20 percent reside. Besides South Africa this last name occurs in 3 countries. It also occurs in Cameroon, where 13 percent reside and France, where 13 percent reside.

Defree Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The incidence of Defree has changed over time. In The United States the number of people bearing the Defree last name decreased 50 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Defree Last Name Statistics demography

Defree earn more than double the average income. In South Africa they earn 404.52% more than the national average, earning R 1,198,930 per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defrees92490/
Defreez9227/
Deffree928/
Defre9137/
Defreest86238/
Deffrees861/
Defreher860/
Defres8372/
Defroe8315/
Deffre837/
Defrae837/
Defrey835/
Defred833/
Defrre832/
Defrie832/
Defrei832/
Defrez831/
Defrer831/
Defreu831/
Defrea831/
Defret830/
Defrue830/
Defraye77113/
Diefrey7716/
Deffrey775/
Defreis772/
Defrets772/
Defreit771/
Deffres771/
Defress771/
Defreiz771/
Defreaz771/
Difreed771/
Desfrey770/
Defresh770/
Defreas770/
Defrest770/
Dafre731,607/
Defri73631/
Defry7339/
Defra7323/
Difre7315/
Defré735/
Dyfre731/
Defrè731/
Dieffrey712/
Defreits712/
Defrayes712/
Defreiss712/
Defreyst711/
Defrawie711/
Daffre67150/
Defroy67125/
Diffre6760/
Difreh6752/
Defris6735/
Deffry6733/
Dafrey673/
Defrys672/
Diefri672/
Dafrie672/
Dhafre672/
Defreiths672/
Difrei671/
Defrau671/
Difrey671/
Dahfre671/
Defray671/
Deffri671/
Defrio670/
Defruy670/
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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Defree
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