Cognomen Defoe (迪福 
, Defoe 
, ديفو 
) , in all the world, is quite a rare family name. The cognomen Defoe is characteristic of Dominica, where it is a common surname, Guadeloupe, where it is quite a common surname, and the United States, where it is a rare surname. Measured by absolute frequency, the name is most common in the United States, the United Kingdom, and Canada. Very seldom, Defoe is the forename as well as the last name.
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| 迪福 | China |
| Defoe | Canada, Guadeloupe, Dominica, United Kingdom, United States |
| ديفو | Iraq, Sudan |
| Дефо | Ukraine |
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daniel defoe English trader, writer and journalist, GB (b. 1660) |
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| benjamin norton defoe (1690-1770) (b. 1690) |
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| sofia defoe (1701-1762) (b. 1701) |
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annette defoe American actress (1890-1960), US (b. 1890) |
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| murl holcomb defoe American politician, US (b. 1879) |
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jermain defoe English association football player (born 1982), GB (b. 1982) |
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| david defoe cricketer, DM (b. 1949) |
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| gideon defoe British writer, GB (b. 1975) |
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| john defoe college basketball player (1994–1995) Toledo |
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| dennis m. defoe biomedical researcher at Quillen College of Medicine, East Tennessee State University |
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| michael defoe college basketball player (1992–1992) Tennessee State |
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| ivy n defoe researcher (ORCID 0000-0002-0072-1276) |
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| darius defoe Professional British Basketball Player, DM (b. 1984) |
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| ty defoe |
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