Redef Surname

8,193,072nd
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 5 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
Cameroon
Highest density in:
Cameroon

Redef Surname

The meaning of this surname is not listed.

DNA test information

Redef Surname Distribution Map

By incidenceBy frequencyBy rank
Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ARank (high to low)Rank (low to high)
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
Cameroon21:10,384,534165,830
Russia21:72,061,528727,117
India11:767,065,3821,851,717

Redef Last Name Facts

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

The last name Redef (Marathi: रेडेफ) has its highest incidence in Cameroon. It can also appear as a variant:. For other potential spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Redef? popularity and diffusion

The last name is the 8,193,072nd most widespread family name worldwide, borne by around 1 in 1,457,509,183 people. The surname occurs mostly in Africa, where 40 percent of Redef are found; 40 percent are found in West Africa and 20 percent are found in Chadic Africa.

Redef is most frequently used in Cameroon, where it is held by 2 people, or 1 in 10,384,534. In Cameroon Redef is most frequent in: Far North Region, where 50 percent reside and North Region, where 50 percent reside. Apart from Cameroon this surname exists in 2 countries. It is also found in Russia, where 40 percent reside and India, where 20 percent reside.

Phonetically Similar Names

Incidence (high to low)Incidence (low to high)Alphabetic A-ZAlphabetic Z-ASimilarity (high to low)Similarity (low to high)Prevalent jurisdiction A-ZPrevalent jurisdiction Z-A
SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
Redif80373/
Radef8043/
Rodef8024/
Redev806/
Redew801/
Radeef734,363/
Radeff73191/
Rodeff7337/
Rhodef737/
Redeev735/
Reddeb731/
Redaif731/
Riedev731/
Redeab731/
Reddyf731/
Resdev731/
Reddew730/
Radheef673/
Roideff671/
Reddifh671/
Reshdev671/
Redyoff670/
Readiff670/
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Redef Name Transliterations

TransliterationICU LatinPercentage of Incidence
Redef in the Marathi language
रेडेफredepha-

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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 Redef
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