Defta Surname

472,211th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 710 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Romania
Highest density in:
Romania

Defta Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defta Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Romania6821:29,4403,759
Austria71:1,216,49180,919
United States51:72,491,7871,102,614
Canada31:12,281,864364,614
Belgium21:5,748,322130,559
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
England21:27,859,030389,889
France21:33,211,361423,184
United Arab Emirates21:4,581,13693,443
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Indonesia11:132,249,194811,426
Sweden11:9,846,757347,448

Defta (141) may also be a first name.

Defta Last Name Facts

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

The surname Defta occurs most in Romania. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defta? popularity and diffusion

It is the 472,211th most commonly used surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 10,264,149 people. The surname occurs mostly in Europe, where 98 percent of Defta live; 96 percent live in Eastern Europe and 96 percent live in Romanian Europe. Defta is also the 778,371st most commonly held first name globally It is held by 141 people.

This surname is most frequently used in Romania, where it is carried by 682 people, or 1 in 29,440. In Romania it is most numerous in: Olt County, where 42 percent are found, Bucharest Municipality, where 18 percent are found and Constanța County, where 13 percent are found. Without taking into account Romania this last name is found in 11 countries. It is also common in Austria, where 1 percent are found and The United States, where 1 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Deifta914/
Deftha911/
Deftad911/
Defty80701/
Debta80695/
Dafta80576/
Devta80300/
Defti8012/
Defte807/
Difta807/
Dofta806/
Defto802/
Defter73137/
Dhefto7379/
Deftos7347/
Deffte7345/
Deftou7323/
Deifte7317/
Devtha7310/
Doftai738/
Defthy734/
Dephta731/
Daftai731/
Devtaa731/
Diftai731/
Deffty730/
Deftey730/
Dheftos678/
Dhevtha673/
Devtaaj671/
Defther671/
Debdtta671/
Dafftta671/
Devtahe671/

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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
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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 Defta
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