Defries Surname
Approximately 1,486 people bear this surname
Defries Surname Definition:
The French De Frise = Of Friesland [French Frise, Friesland; Latin Frisii, Frisians: cp. Old Frisian frise, 'frizzled’ or 'matted’ hair]
Defries Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1,126 | 1:321,900 | 29,332 |
| England | 210 | 1:265,324 | 21,048 |
| Australia | 58 | 1:465,443 | 35,949 |
| Canada | 36 | 1:1,023,489 | 76,466 |
| South Africa | 25 | 1:2,167,108 | 94,352 |
| New Zealand | 12 | 1:377,360 | 28,765 |
| Germany | 2 | 1:40,252,730 | 481,636 |
| Denmark | 2 | 1:2,822,358 | 76,882 |
| Norway | 2 | 1:2,571,143 | 95,402 |
| Scotland | 2 | 1:2,676,908 | 51,579 |
| Cyprus | 2 | 1:442,438 | 9,493 |
| Chile | 2 | 1:8,808,237 | 65,417 |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 | 1:30,855,817 | 63,028 |
| Singapore | 1 | 1:5,507,703 | 47,049 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
| Switzerland | 1 | 1:8,212,915 | 156,297 |
| Wales | 1 | 1:3,094,532 | 44,023 |
| Belgium | 1 | 1:11,496,644 | 167,539 |
| Argentina | 1 | 1:42,743,414 | 282,706 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 120 | 1:203,128 | 16,084 |
| Scotland | 6 | 1:623,869 | 16,225 |
Defries (16) may also be a first name.
Defries Surname Meaning
From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history
The French De Frise = Of Friesland [French Frise, Friesland; Latin Frisii, Frisians: cp. Old Frisian frise, 'frizzled’ or 'matted’ hair]
Defries Demographics
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Defries Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Defries Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Defries is found most in The United States. It may also be rendered as a variant:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Defries.
How Common Is The Last Name Defries? popularity and diffusion
The last name is the 263,596th most common last name globally, borne by around 1 in 4,904,136 people. The surname Defries occurs mostly in The Americas, where 76 percent of Defries live; 76 percent live in North America and 76 percent live in Anglo-North America. It is also the 2,786,762nd most commonly used forename world-wide, held by 16 people.
Defries is most frequently occurring in The United States, where it is borne by 1,126 people, or 1 in 321,900. In The United States it is most prevalent in: Minnesota, where 11 percent reside, Indiana, where 8 percent reside and Illinois, where 8 percent reside. Aside from The United States it occurs in 18 countries. It is also found in England, where 14 percent reside and Australia, where 4 percent reside.
Defries Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Defries has changed over time. In England the share of the population with the last name grew 175 percent between 1881 and 2014 and in Scotland it contracted 67 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Defries Last Name Statistics demography
In The United States those holding the Defries surname are 11.34% more likely to be registered with the Republican Party than the national average, with 58.11% being registered with the party.
The amount Defries earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 250.17% more than the national average, earning R 832,140 per year; in United States they earn 0.19% less than the national average, earning $43,067 USD per year and in Canada they earn 4.91% more than the national average, earning $52,123 CAD per year.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defriese | 93 | 316 | / |
| Defriest | 93 | 73 | / |
| Deffries | 93 | 26 | / |
| Defriess | 93 | 15 | / |
| Deefries | 93 | 1 | / |
| Defrieds | 93 | 0 | / |
| Defres | 92 | 72 | / |
| Defris | 92 | 35 | / |
| Defrie | 92 | 2 | / |
| Defriesse | 88 | 42 | / |
| Defrees | 86 | 490 | / |
| Defrise | 86 | 214 | / |
| Defriez | 86 | 196 | / |
| Defrese | 86 | 103 | / |
| Defriis | 86 | 4 | / |
| Defrais | 86 | 4 | / |
| Defrues | 86 | 3 | / |
| Defrier | 86 | 3 | / |
| Defrioe | 86 | 3 | / |
| Defrets | 86 | 2 | / |
| Defreis | 86 | 2 | / |
| Defrist | 86 | 1 | / |
| Defress | 86 | 1 | / |
| Deffres | 86 | 1 | / |
| Defrest | 86 | 0 | / |
| Defrice | 86 | 0 | / |
| Defreas | 86 | 0 | / |
| Defresh | 86 | 0 | / |
| Defreese | 80 | 862 | / |
| Defreest | 80 | 238 | / |
| Defriece | 80 | 194 | / |
| Defresse | 80 | 6 | / |
| Defraise | 80 | 2 | / |
| Defreits | 80 | 2 | / |
| Defrayes | 80 | 2 | / |
| Defreiss | 80 | 2 | / |
| Defreyst | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dephries | 80 | 1 | / |
| De'frais | 80 | 1 | / |
| Defreise | 80 | 1 | / |
| Defreice | 80 | 1 | / |
| Defreeis | 80 | 1 | / |
| Defraits | 80 | 1 | / |
| Deffrees | 80 | 1 | / |
| Defrisse | 80 | 0 | / |
| Deffrese | 80 | 0 | / |
| Defrehis | 80 | 0 | / |
| Defrease | 80 | 0 | / |
| Dafris | 77 | 37 | / |
| Defrys | 77 | 2 | / |
| Defrez | 77 | 1 | / |
| Defriz | 77 | 0 | / |
| Defreiths | 75 | 2 | / |
| Defreesse | 75 | 1 | / |
| Defrece | 71 | 45 | / |
| Defreez | 71 | 27 | / |
| Defraix | 71 | 2 | / |
| Defreay | 71 | 1 | / |
| Defreiz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Defreaz | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dofreis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dafrees | 71 | 0 | / |
| Defreece | 67 | 537 | / |
| Deffreix | 67 | 89 | / |
| Defraitz | 67 | 1 | / |
| Defreace | 67 | 0 | / |
| Defreheu | 67 | 0 | / |
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