Defy Surname
Approximately 106 people bear this surname
Defy Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| France | 36 | 1:1,845,076 | 161,051 |
| Indonesia | 34 | 1:3,889,682 | 201,134 |
| Iran | 25 | 1:3,071,301 | 92,215 |
| India | 3 | 1:255,688,461 | 1,306,352 |
| Russia | 3 | 1:48,041,019 | 639,186 |
| Egypt | 1 | 1:91,935,754 | 132,737 |
| Iceland | 1 | 1:380,090 | 11,096 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
| United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1:9,162,273 | 135,437 |
| Yemen | 1 | 1:26,425,294 | 55,147 |
Defy (575) may also be a first name.
Defy Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Defy Come From? nationality or country of origin
Defy (Hassaniya-Arabic: ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻲ) is found most in France. It can also be rendered as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this name click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Defy? popularity and diffusion
It is the 1,785,358th most commonly held family name worldwide It is held by around 1 in 68,750,433 people. This surname occurs predominantly in Asia, where 61 percent of Defy live; 32 percent live in Southeast Asia and 32 percent live in Malayo-Arabic Southeast Asia. It is also the 349,457th most frequently occurring first name internationally, held by 575 people.
Defy is most frequently used in France, where it is held by 36 people, or 1 in 1,845,076. In France it is mostly concentrated in: Guadeloupe, where 50 percent reside, Île-de-France, where 47 percent reside and Grand Est, where 3 percent reside. Apart from France this surname exists in 9 countries. It is also common in Indonesia, where 32 percent reside and Iran, where 24 percent reside.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Defay | 89 | 1,751 | / |
| Defoy | 89 | 1,327 | / |
| Deffy | 89 | 73 | / |
| Deify | 89 | 16 | / |
| Defey | 89 | 6 | / |
| Deafy | 89 | 4 | / |
| Defuy | 89 | 2 | / |
| Diefy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Desfy | 89 | 1 | / |
| Defays | 80 | 1,043 | / |
| Deffay | 80 | 231 | / |
| Defoyd | 80 | 61 | / |
| Deffey | 80 | 16 | / |
| Defeyt | 80 | 10 | / |
| Deifay | 80 | 1 | / |
| Defoys | 80 | 1 | / |
| Dieffy | 80 | 0 | / |
| Defi | 75 | 2,213 | / |
| Defa | 75 | 696 | / |
| Defe | 75 | 668 | / |
| Dafy | 75 | 36 | / |
| Dofy | 75 | 3 | / |
| Djfy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dyfy | 75 | 1 | / |
| Dify | 75 | 1 | / |
| Deffays | 73 | 3 | / |
| Dehfooy | 73 | 1 | / |
| Defer | 67 | 2,727 | / |
| Defaa | 67 | 925 | / |
| Defez | 67 | 751 | / |
| Daffy | 67 | 741 | / |
| Defee | 67 | 682 | / |
| Deffa | 67 | 677 | / |
| Deffi | 67 | 446 | / |
| Dafay | 67 | 312 | / |
| Defeu | 67 | 239 | / |
| Deffe | 67 | 207 | / |
| Defit | 67 | 156 | / |
| Devfi | 67 | 155 | / |
| Defoi | 67 | 132 | / |
| Defio | 67 | 109 | / |
| Defeh | 67 | 95 | / |
| Desfi | 67 | 90 | / |
| Diffy | 67 | 83 | / |
| Defea | 67 | 67 | / |
| Defet | 67 | 64 | / |
| Diefe | 67 | 58 | / |
| Defis | 67 | 57 | / |
| Diefa | 67 | 55 | / |
| Defai | 67 | 53 | / |
| Dayfy | 67 | 50 | / |
| Defoa | 67 | 49 | / |
| Deife | 67 | 35 | / |
| Dhefi | 67 | 32 | / |
| Diefi | 67 | 25 | / |
| Deafi | 67 | 24 | / |
| Defhi | 67 | 17 | / |
| Deifa | 67 | 15 | / |
| Doefi | 67 | 15 | / |
| Dehfi | 67 | 13 | / |
| Deufi | 67 | 12 | / |
| Defes | 67 | 12 | / |
| Dhefe | 67 | 12 | / |
| Doffy | 67 | 9 | / |
| Defie | 67 | 9 | / |
| Dezsőffy | 67 | 8 | / |
| Daify | 67 | 7 | / |
| Dofay | 67 | 5 | / |
| Defei | 67 | 4 | / |
| Difuy | 67 | 4 | / |
| Defha | 67 | 4 | / |
| Defid | 67 | 4 | / |
| Defée | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deifi | 67 | 3 | / |
| Dafey | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deefe | 67 | 3 | / |
| Deyfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dyffy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Desfe | 67 | 2 | / |
| Difey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dofey | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dafoy | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dyfyd | 67 | 2 | / |
| Defèr | 67 | 2 | / |
| Deefa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deafe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Deffé | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dejfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dehfa | 67 | 1 | / |
| Defed | 67 | 1 | / |
| D'Efe | 67 | 1 | / |
| Defep | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dezfi | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dhafy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dyfys | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dephy | 67 | 1 | / |
| Defhj | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dawfy | 67 | 0 | / |
| Deufe | 67 | 0 | / |
Defy Name Transliterations
| Transliteration | ICU Latin | Percentage of Incidence |
|---|---|---|
| Defy in the Hassaniya-Arabic language | ||
| ﺍﻟﺪﻓﻲ | aldfy | - |
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Footnotes
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