Défayes Surname
Approximately 62 people bear this surname
Défayes Surname Distribution Map
| Place | Incidence | Frequency | Rank in Area |
|---|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 61 | 1:134,638 | 13,235 |
| Spain | 1 | 1:46,752,036 | 156,870 |
The alternate forms: Defayes (53) are calculated separately.
Défayes Last Name Facts
Where Does The Last Name Défayes Come From? nationality or country of origin
The surname Défayes has its highest incidence in Switzerland. It may occur as a variant: Defayes. Click here to see other potential spellings of this last name.
How Common Is The Last Name Défayes? popularity and diffusion
The surname is the 2,436,415th most widespread surname on a worldwide basis, held by approximately 1 in 117,541,063 people. This last name is mostly found in Europe, where 100 percent of Défayes are found; 98 percent are found in Western Europe and 94 percent are found in Gallo-Europe.
The surname Défayes is most widely held in Switzerland, where it is borne by 61 people, or 1 in 134,638. In Switzerland it is most prevalent in: Canton of Valais, where 92 percent are found, Canton of Zürich, where 5 percent are found and Canton of Vaud, where 2 percent are found. Aside from Switzerland it is found in one country. It is also found in Spain, where 2 percent are found.
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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
- Heatmap: Dark red means there is a higher occurrence of the name, transitioning to light yellow signifies a progressively lower occurrence. Clicking on selected countries will show mapping at a regional level
- 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 Défayes
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