Defter Surname
Approximately 137 people bear this surname
Defter Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Malawi | 105 | 1:163,039 | 16,499 |
| Turkey | 22 | 1:3,537,337 | 93,247 |
| England | 4 | 1:13,929,515 | 290,718 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1:3,282,252 | 190,759 |
| Azerbaijan | 1 | 1:9,649,122 | 47,873 |
| Germany | 1 | 1:80,505,459 | 560,955 |
| United States | 1 | 1:362,458,933 | 1,988,048 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| England | 1 | 1:24,375,369 | 195,128 |
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1 | 1:50,218,684 | 817,899 |
Defter Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Defter Come From? nationality or country of origin
The last name Defter occurs most in Malawi. It may appear as:. Click here to see other possible spellings of this surname.
How Common Is The Last Name Defter? popularity and diffusion
The last name Defter is the 1,518,885th most widespread family name in the world, held by approximately 1 in 53,193,766 people. The surname Defter occurs mostly in Africa, where 77 percent of Defter reside; 77 percent reside in Southern Africa and 77 percent reside in South Bantu Africa.
It is most frequently used in Malawi, where it is held by 105 people, or 1 in 163,039. Excluding Malawi Defter is found in 6 countries. It also occurs in Turkey, where 16 percent live and England, where 3 percent live.
Defter Family Population Trend historical fluctuation
The frequency of Defter has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Defter surname rose 400 percent between 1881 and 2014.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defther | 92 | 1 | / |
| Defte | 91 | 7 | / |
| Dafter | 83 | 2,513 | / |
| Debter | 83 | 101 | / |
| Deffte | 83 | 45 | / |
| Deifte | 83 | 17 | / |
| Dofter | 83 | 12 | / |
| Dewter | 83 | 2 | / |
| Difter | 83 | 1 | / |
| Deftey | 83 | 0 | / |
| Defta | 73 | 710 | / |
| Defty | 73 | 701 | / |
| Devte | 73 | 22 | / |
| Defti | 73 | 12 | / |
| Dewte | 73 | 4 | / |
| Difte | 73 | 1 | / |
| Dewtie | 67 | 69 | / |
| Davter | 67 | 25 | / |
| Devterova | 67 | 18 | / |
| Deevte | 67 | 10 | / |
| Devthe | 67 | 10 | / |
| Deifta | 67 | 4 | / |
| Defthy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Dawter | 67 | 3 | / |
| Debhte | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dewthe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deftha | 67 | 1 | / |
| Debthe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deffty | 67 | 0 | / |
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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 Defter
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