Defrettas Surname

10,311,814th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 3 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Antigua and Barbuda
Highest density in:
Antigua and Barbuda

Defrettas Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defrettas Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Antigua and Barbuda11:99,1712,137
Jamaica11:2,869,94713,896
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002

Defrettas Last Name Facts

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

Defrettas is found most frequently in Antigua and Barbuda. It can be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other potential spellings of this surname.

How Common Is The Last Name Defrettas? popularity and diffusion

This surname is the 10,311,814th most frequently occurring surname worldwide It is held by around 1 in 2,147,483,647 people. Defrettas occurs mostly in The Americas, where 67 percent of Defrettas live; 67 percent live in Caribbean and 67 percent live in Anglo-Caribbean.

The surname Defrettas is most prevalent in Antigua and Barbuda, where it is carried by 1 people, or 1 in 99,171. Not including Antigua and Barbuda Defrettas is found in 2 countries. It is also found in Jamaica, where 33 percent live and Scotland, where 33 percent live.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defretas9410/
Defreitas895,755/
Defrietas8951/
Defreytas8945/
Deffreitas844/
De'freitas843/
Desfreitas841/
Devfreitas841/
Defritas8227/
Defreita8219/
Defrieta821/
Defertas821/
Defraitas7814/
Dafreitas782/
Defreitad781/
Difreitas781/
Defrita75244/
Defreito711/

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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 Defrettas
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