Defretiere Surname

2,203,767th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 74 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
France
Highest density in:
France

Defretiere Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

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Defretiere Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
France721:922,538106,020
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
Taiwan11:23,444,74693,622

The alternate forms: Defretière (3) & Defrétière (1) are calculated separately.

Defretiere Last Name Facts

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

The surname Defretiere occurs most in France. It can be rendered as: Defretière or Defrétière. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defretiere? popularity and diffusion

This last name is the 2,203,767th most frequent family name on a global scale, held by approximately 1 in 98,480,350 people. This last name is primarily found in Europe, where 97 percent of Defretiere reside; 97 percent reside in Western Europe and 97 percent reside in Gallo-Europe.

The surname is most frequently occurring in France, where it is carried by 72 people, or 1 in 922,538. In France Defretiere is most common in: Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes, where 51 percent live, Nouvelle-Aquitaine, where 36 percent live and Île-de-France, where 10 percent live. Besides France Defretiere exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Canada, where 1 percent live and Taiwan, where 1 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defretière973/
Desfretiere954/
Defrétière931/
Desfretieres912/
Desfretier9067/
Defreiter840/
Defruytier8036/
Devreitere801/
de Frieter800/
Defrater781/
Defruiter7421/
Defortery7417/
de Frater740/
Defraiture7012/
de Freitar702/
Deverdiere701/
de Fortrie701/
de Fraiture6740/
de Verdiere6717/
Defritri672/
de Fruytter671/
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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
  • Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
  • 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 Defretiere
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