Defus Surname

3,185,033rd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 38 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Poland
Highest density in:
Poland

Defus Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

Defus Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Poland291:1,310,64781,985
Ukraine41:11,380,674331,818
Algeria11:38,631,551130,422
Argentina11:42,743,414282,706
France11:66,422,722504,397
Philippines11:101,238,223404,861
United States11:362,458,9331,988,048

Defus Last Name Facts

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

The last name Defus (Russian: Дефус) is most common in Poland. It can appear in the variant forms:. Click here to see other possible spellings of Defus.

How Common Is The Last Name Defus? popularity and diffusion

The surname Defus is the 3,185,033rd most widely held family name world-wide. It is borne by approximately 1 in 191,777,524 people. The last name occurs predominantly in Europe, where 89 percent of Defus are found; 87 percent are found in Eastern Europe and 76 percent are found in West Slavic Europe.

The surname is most commonly occurring in Poland, where it is carried by 29 people, or 1 in 1,310,647. Other than Poland this last name occurs in 6 countries. It is also common in Ukraine, where 11 percent are found and Algeria, where 3 percent are found.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Defaus9128/
Defous9117/
Defuse916/
Deifus912/
Deffus911/
Defeus911/
Defu89149/
Deffous832,046/
Deifuhs8310/
Deifuss838/
Defouse834/
Defouss833/
Defaust831/
Deifous831/
Diefhus830/
Defusse830/
Defoust830/
Defeu80239/
Defos80155/
Defuz8063/
Defau8061/
Dhefu8055/
Defut8031/
Defou8027/
Dafus8023/
Deffu807/
Diefu804/
Defuy802/
Dofus801/
Devfu801/
Dezfu801/
Deefu801/
Depfu801/
Deafu801/
Dyfus801/
Defausse7719/
Deffouss772/
Defousse771/
Dedffous771/
Defaux731,287/
Defaut73791/
Defaud73343/
Deffeu73225/
Deifuß7380/
Diefou7368/
Defoux7345/
Deffou7334/
Defoss7321/
Defouh7317/
Difous738/
Defeux732/
Dezfou732/
Defeuh731/
Dieffu731/
Defoes731/
Daffus731/
Doffus731/
Dofush731/
Dyfuss730/
Difeus730/
Duifus730/
Deffousse712/
Desfausse712/
Deichfuss712/
Desfeux67668/
Desfoux67363/
Difu67303/
Deffaux67260/
Deffaut6743/
Default6722/
Deffaud6712/
Daffous675/
Deffoux673/
Defouce672/
Dafouss672/
Deuffeu672/
Deffeux672/
Defoose672/
Defeuce672/
Djfu671/
Diffous671/
Deafult671/
Dieffou671/
Dahfous671/
Deafouz671/

Defus Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Defus in the Russian language
Дефусdefus-

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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 Defus
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