Defrenne Surname

393,872nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 897 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
Belgium

Defrenne Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defrenne Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France4481:148,26522,961
Belgium3831:30,0174,858
Australia441:613,53943,545
United States161:22,653,683662,747
Brazil21:107,037,1661,031,150
Canada21:18,422,796409,488
England21:27,859,030389,889
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England11:24,375,369195,128
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States151:3,347,912150,340

Defrenne Last Name Facts

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

The last name Defrenne occurs more in France more than any other country/territory. It can also be rendered as:. For other potential spellings of Defrenne click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defrenne? popularity and diffusion

It is the 393,872nd most frequent surname worldwide, held by approximately 1 in 8,124,354 people. The surname Defrenne occurs predominantly in Europe, where 93 percent of Defrenne reside; 93 percent reside in Western Europe and 83 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

Defrenne is most frequently occurring in France, where it is borne by 448 people, or 1 in 148,265. In France Defrenne is primarily concentrated in: Hauts-de-France, where 67 percent are found, Île-de-France, where 12 percent are found and Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 6 percent are found. Barring France this last name is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Belgium, where 43 percent are found and Australia, where 5 percent are found.

Defrenne Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Defrenne has changed through the years. In The United States the number of people carrying the Defrenne last name grew 107 percent between 1880 and 2014 and in England it grew 200 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Defrenne Last Name Statistics demography

Defrenne earn more than fifty percent more than the average income. In United States they earn 64.91% more than the national average, earning $71,156 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deffrenne94306/
Desfrenne9449/
Defrennes9445/
Defreunne941/
Defrenn9331/
Deffrennes89616/
Desfrennes89244/
Deffrenner891/
Defren86202/
Defrehn80124/
Deffren8013/
Defrent8011/
Defrend809/
Defresn801/
Defrenc801/
Defraen800/
Defrien800/
Difrenna7526/
Defryn7182/
Defrin7167/
Defrem715/
Difren712/
Defrny710/
Defrina6757/
Defrijn6748/
Defrion671/
Deffrin671/
Diffren671/
Diffrent6319/
Deaffern639/
Daiferne631/
Defrim576/
Dyfrin575/
Difrem571/
Dyffryn535/
Diffring507/

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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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  • 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 Defrenne
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