Defty Surname

476,893rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 701 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
England
Highest density in:
Northern Ireland

Defty Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defty Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England5611:99,31910,501
United States521:6,970,364322,914
Northern Ireland321:57,6574,597
Australia161:1,687,23181,699
South Africa111:4,925,246143,631
Germany101:8,050,546248,660
New Zealand51:905,66545,114
Malawi41:4,279,77724,060
Wales21:1,547,26639,871
Isle of Man11:85,8224,091
Netherlands11:16,887,176156,465
Nigeria11:177,142,758748,972
Scotland11:5,353,81763,002
Switzerland11:8,212,915156,297
Thailand11:70,638,3451,175,915
China11:1,367,321,56651,149
Canada11:36,845,591464,108
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England1241:196,57615,750

Defty (38) may also be a first name.

Defty Last Name Facts

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

The surname Defty is found most in England. It may also occur in the variant forms:. Click here for further potential spellings of this last name.

How Common Is The Last Name Defty? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 476,893rd most frequently occurring family name internationally, borne by around 1 in 10,395,929 people. Defty is mostly found in Europe, where 87 percent of Defty live; 85 percent live in Northern Europe and 85 percent live in British Isles. Defty is also the 1,662,754th most widespread first name globally. It is borne by 38 people.

The surname is most widespread in England, where it is carried by 561 people, or 1 in 99,319. In England Defty is mostly concentrated in: Tyne and Wear, where 34 percent reside, Durham, where 23 percent reside and Greater London, where 4 percent reside. Aside from England this last name occurs in 16 countries. It is also common in The United States, where 7 percent reside and Northern Ireland, where 5 percent reside.

Defty Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The occurrence of Defty has changed through the years. In England the number of people bearing the Defty last name grew 452 percent between 1881 and 2014.

Defty Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those holding the Defty surname are 31.39% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than The US average, with 84.62% being registered with the political party.

The amount Defty earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 302.68% more than the national average, earning R 956,916 per year and in United States they earn 69.01% more than the national average, earning $72,926 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defthy914/
Deffty910/
Deftey910/
Defta80710/
Debty8033/
Defti8012/
Defte807/
Dyfty801/
Dewty801/
Difty800/
Defter73137/
Deffte7345/
Deifte7317/
Deifta734/
Deftha731/
Debtoy731/
Defther671/
Difftey670/

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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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  • 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 Defty
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