Defreitas Surname

84,013th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5,755 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
British Virgin Islands

Defreitas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defreitas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States3,7691:96,16810,753
Canada8221:44,8245,519
England3741:148,97914,256
France1851:359,04253,729
Guyana991:7,6991,246
Brazil861:2,489,23675,804
Australia731:369,80430,692
Antigua and Barbuda561:1,771303
Barbados461:6,249636
Portugal281:372,08012,265
Uruguay271:127,10211,684
Saint Lucia271:6,622814
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines221:5,121612
Venezuela191:1,589,68820,788
United States Virgin Islands181:6,132931
British Virgin Islands181:1,755240
Panama171:230,1336,157
Jamaica131:220,7656,223
South Africa81:6,772,213167,054
Peru61:5,297,35436,458
Spain41:11,688,009116,470
Philippines31:33,746,074302,898
Scotland31:1,784,60641,943
Trinidad and Tobago21:681,98817,017
Netherlands21:8,443,588136,641
Mexico21:62,063,10283,384
Samoa11:193,8081,089
Senegal11:14,579,34211,705
Morocco11:34,476,099111,471
South Korea11:51,240,2568,015
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
United Arab Emirates11:9,162,273135,437
Ecuador11:15,905,84650,210
Angola11:26,989,21411,853
Aruba11:103,4772,586
Belgium11:11,496,644167,539
Benin11:10,335,602103,742
Burkina Faso11:18,352,10030,051
Chile11:17,616,47493,597
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Dominica11:75,891912
Dominican Republic11:10,432,93236,508
Russia11:144,123,056881,408
Germany11:80,505,459560,955
Grenada11:108,5351,793
Italy11:61,156,688199,583
Japan11:127,844,29373,547
Luxembourg11:580,54215,155
Ireland11:4,708,93929,543
Mozambique11:27,261,5697,432
New Zealand11:4,528,32355,372
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England21:12,187,685173,419
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States941:534,24137,003

Defreitas (40) may also be a first name.

Defreitas Last Name Facts

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

The surname Defreitas is found in The United States more than any other country/territory. It may also be found in the variant forms:. Click here to see other potential spellings of Defreitas.

How Common Is The Last Name Defreitas? popularity and diffusion

The surname Defreitas is the 84,013th most prevalent family name worldwide It is held by approximately 1 in 1,266,298 people. This last name occurs predominantly in The Americas, where 84 percent of Defreitas reside; 76 percent reside in North America and 76 percent reside in Anglo-North America. It is also the 1,614,485th most widely held first name worldwide It is held by 40 people.

It is most common in The United States, where it is borne by 3,769 people, or 1 in 96,168. In The United States it is primarily concentrated in: New York, where 28 percent reside, Florida, where 13 percent reside and California, where 10 percent reside. Besides The United States this last name occurs in 51 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 14 percent reside and England, where 6 percent reside.

Defreitas Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The prevalency of Defreitas has changed through the years. In The United States the share of the population with the surname grew 4,010 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 18,700 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Defreitas Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Defreitas last name are 42.31% more likely to be registered Democrats than the national average, with 95.54% being registered with the party.

The amount Defreitas earn in different countries varies somewhat. In United States they earn 8.52% more than the national average, earning $46,825 USD per year and in Canada they earn 20.34% more than the national average, earning $59,790 CAD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffreitas954/
De'freitas953/
Desfreitas951/
Devfreitas951/
Defreiitas951/
Defritas9427/
Defreita9419/
Defretas9410/
Defrietas8951/
Defreytas8945/
Defraitas8914/
Defrettas893/
Dafreitas892/
Difreitas891/
Defreitad891/
Defrita88244/
Defreito821/
Defrieta821/
Defrata753/
Difratta591/
Difrato501/

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