Dephney Surname
Approximately 7 people bear this surname
Dephney Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Papua New Guinea | 5 | 1:1,630,743 | 129,019 |
| Solomon Islands | 1 | 1:580,029 | 22,243 |
| South Africa | 1 | 1:54,177,704 | 343,732 |
Dephney (1,952) may also be a first name.
Dephney Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Dephney Come From? nationality or country of origin
Dephney is borne by more people in Papua New Guinea than any other country/territory. It can be found as a variant:. For other possible spellings of this surname click here.
How Common Is The Last Name Dephney? popularity and diffusion
The last name Dephney is the 7,117,718th most commonly occurring last name at a global level, borne by approximately 1 in 1,041,077,988 people. The surname is predominantly found in Oceania, where 86 percent of Dephney are found; 86 percent are found in Oceania Islands and 71 percent are found in Papuan Oceania. Dephney is also the 171,552nd most prevalent first name at a global level, borne by 1,952 people.
The surname is most commonly held in Papua New Guinea, where it is borne by 5 people, or 1 in 1,630,743. In Papua New Guinea it is primarily concentrated in: Bougainville, where 40 percent live, Jiwaka, where 20 percent live and West Sepik, where 20 percent live. Beside Papua New Guinea it occurs in 2 countries. It is also found in The Solomon Islands, where 14 percent live and South Africa, where 14 percent live.
Phonetically Similar Names
| Surname | Similarity | Worldwide Incidence | Prevalency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dephne | 92 | 4 | / |
| Depney | 92 | 1 | / |
| Daphney | 86 | 114 | / |
| Dephnie | 86 | 1 | / |
| Dephner | 86 | 0 | / |
| Depne | 83 | 0 | / |
| Depny | 83 | 0 | / |
| Depner | 77 | 2,751 | / |
| Daphne | 77 | 231 | / |
| Dapney | 77 | 6 | / |
| Defney | 77 | 5 | / |
| Depnet | 77 | 3 | / |
| Depnie | 77 | 2 | / |
| Despny | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dehpne | 77 | 1 | / |
| Dephna | 77 | 1 | / |
| Depnes | 77 | 0 | / |
| Deppner | 71 | 950 | / |
| Depenne | 71 | 115 | / |
| Daphnee | 71 | 52 | / |
| Daphnie | 71 | 6 | / |
| Daphnne | 71 | 4 | / |
| Daphhne | 71 | 1 | / |
| Dephnis | 71 | 1 | / |
| Deipner | 71 | 0 | / |
| Deffney | 71 | 0 | / |
| Depienne | 67 | 477 | / |
| Defne | 67 | 100 | / |
| Definney | 67 | 55 | / |
| Dapne | 67 | 13 | / |
| Depni | 67 | 13 | / |
| Defny | 67 | 4 | / |
| Despenne | 67 | 2 | / |
| Depna | 67 | 2 | / |
| Dopne | 67 | 1 | / |
| Depenneh | 67 | 1 | / |
| Daphnaie | 67 | 1 | / |
| Despnett | 67 | 1 | / |
| Dipne | 67 | 1 | / |
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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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- 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 Dephney
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