Defu Surname

1,441,361st
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 149 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Zimbabwe
Highest density in:
Zimbabwe

Defu Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defu Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Zimbabwe751:205,84323,645
DR Congo271:2,736,280122,818
Papua New Guinea121:679,47678,554
China111:124,301,9616,553
Nigeria51:35,428,552388,973
Tanzania51:10,588,32375,430
Botswana41:546,73222,624
United States41:90,614,7331,198,479
South Africa21:27,088,852277,613
Brazil11:214,074,3321,693,628
Bulgaria11:6,978,90586,260
India11:767,065,3821,851,717
Turkey11:77,821,422191,047
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States41:12,554,671503,821

Defu (3,730) may also be a first name.

Defu Last Name Facts

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

Defu (Hindi: डेफू) has its highest incidence in Zimbabwe. It may be found in the variant forms:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Defu? popularity and diffusion

The surname is the 1,441,361st most frequently held surname world-wide, borne by around 1 in 48,909,704 people. The last name is primarily found in Africa, where 79 percent of Defu reside; 54 percent reside in Southern Africa and 54 percent reside in South Bantu Africa. Defu is also the 115,286th most widely held forename world-wide, borne by 3,730 people.

Defu is most widely held in Zimbabwe, where it is held by 75 people, or 1 in 205,843. In Zimbabwe it is primarily concentrated in: Midlands Province, where 59 percent live, Masvingo Province, where 16 percent live and Harare Province, where 11 percent live. Not including Zimbabwe this last name exists in 12 countries. It is also common in The DR Congo, where 18 percent live and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent live.

Defu Last Name Statistics demography

Defu earn notably less less than the average income. In United States they earn 18.21% less than the national average, earning $35,292 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defeu89239/
Defuz8963/
Defau8961/
Dhefu8955/
Defus8938/
Defut8931/
Defou8927/
Deffu897/
Diefu894/
Defuy892/
Deefu891/
Dezfu891/
Deafu891/
Depfu891/
Devfu891/
Defaux801,287/
Defaut80791/
Defaud80343/
Deffeu80225/
Deifuß8080/
Diefou8068/
Defoux8045/
Deffou8034/
Defaus8028/
Defouh8017/
Defous8017/
Deifus802/
Defeux802/
Dezfou802/
Defeus801/
Defeuh801/
Dieffu801/
Deffus801/
Dafu75564/
Difu75303/
Dofu75173/
Djfu751/
Deffous732,046/
Desfeux73668/
Desfoux73363/
Deffaux73260/
Deffaut7343/
Default7322/
Deffaud7312/
Deifuhs7310/
Deifuss738/
Deffoux733/
Defouss733/
Deuffeu732/
Deffeux732/
Dieffou731/
Defaust731/
Deifous731/
Deafult731/
Deafouz731/
Defoust730/
Defoe673,539/
Daifu67563/
Daffu67202/
Deichfuß6740/
Difuz6738/
Diffu6721/
Dephu677/
Dafeu677/
Dapfu675/
Difut675/
Difuy674/
Difou673/
Defoo673/
Difeu673/
Dafuh673/
Deffouss672/
Dhafu672/
Dafau672/
Dofeu672/
Defoutch671/
Difuj671/
Dyfus671/
Däfau671/
Diofu671/
Dedffous671/
Dafui671/

Defu Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Defu in the Hindi language
डेफूdephu-

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Footnotes

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  • Similar: Names listed in the "Similar" section are phonetically similar and may not have any relation to Defu
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